電話が一般に普及したために、今日では手紙を書く人々は少なくなってきた。

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English Translation

The popularity of the telephone has led to fewer people writing letters these days.

Furigana

電話(でんわ)が一般(いっぱん)に普及(ふきゅう)したために、今日(きょう)では手紙(てがみ)を書(か)く人々(ひとびと)は少(すく)なくなってきた。

Romanji

Denwa ga ippan ni fukyūshita tameni, kyō de wa tegami o kaku hitobito wa sukunaku nattekita.

Words

電話 (でんわ)

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

一般 (いっぱん)

general; universal; ordinary; average; common

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

普及 (ふきゅう)

diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

今日 (きょう、こんにち、こんち、こんじつ)

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

手紙 (てがみ)

letter

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

書く (かく)

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

少ない (すくない)

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...