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大気汚染はこの国の深刻な問題だ。

Sentence Analyzer

大気 汚染 この 深刻な 問題

English Translation

Air pollution is a serious problem in this country.

Furigana

大気(たいき)汚染(おせん)はこの(くに)深刻(しんこく)問題(もんだい)だ。

Romanji

Taiki osen wa kono kuni no shinkokuna mondai da.

Words

大気 (たいき)
atmosphere
汚染 (おせん)
pollution; contamination
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(くに)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
深刻 (しんこく)
serious; severe; grave; acute
問題 (もんだい)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: オ、 けが.す、 けが.れる、 けが.らわしい、 よご.す、 よご.れる、 きたな.い
Meanings: dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile
Readings: セン、 そ.める、 -ぞ.め、 -ぞめ、 そ.まる、 し.みる、 -じ.みる、 し.み、 -し.める
Meanings: dye, color, paint, stain, print
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: シン、 ふか.い、 -ぶか.い、 ふか.まる、 ふか.める、 み-
Meanings: deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen
Readings: コク、 きざ.む、 きざ.み
Meanings: engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving
Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん
Meanings: question, ask, problem
Reading: ダイ
Meanings: topic, subject