政治家は国民の無関心に付け込んで利得に走っています。

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政治家 は 国民 の 無 関心 に 付け込んで 利得 に 走っています 。

English Translation

Politicians are cashing in on public apathy.

Furigana

政治家(せいじか)は国民(こくみん)の無(む)関心(かんしん)に付(つ)け込(こ)んで利得(りとく)に走(はし)っています。

Romanji

Seijika wa kokumin no mu kanshin ni tsukekonde ritoku ni hashitteimasu.

Words

政治家 (せいじか)

politician; statesman

は (は)

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

国民 (こくみん)

nation; nationality; people; citizen

の (の)

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

無 (む)

nothing; naught; nought; nil; zero; un-; non-

関心 (かんしん)

concern; interest

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

付け込む (つけこむ)

to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)

利得 (りとく)

gain; profit; benefit; amplification

走る (はしる)

to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward

Kanji

政

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん

Meanings: politics, government

治

Readings: ジ、 チ、 おさ.める、 おさ.まる、 なお.る、 なお.す

Meanings: reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve

家

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち

Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

国

Readings: コク、 くに

Meaning: country

民

Readings: ミン、 たみ

Meanings: people, nation, subjects

無

Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い

Meanings: nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

関

Readings: カン、 せき、 -ぜき、 かか.わる、 からくり、 かんぬき

Meanings: connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning

心

Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ

Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

付

Readings: フ、 つ.ける、 -つ.ける、 -づ.ける、 つ.け、 つ.け-、 -つ.け、 -づ.け、 -づけ、 つ.く、 -づ.く、 つ.き、 -つ.き、 -つき、 -づ.き、 -づき

Meanings: adhere, attach, refer to, append

込

Readings: -こ.む、 こ.む、 こ.み、 -こ.み、 こ.める

Meanings: crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji)

利

Readings: リ、 き.く

Meanings: profit, advantage, benefit

得

Readings: トク、 え.る、 う.る

Meanings: gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit

走

Readings: ソウ、 はし.る

Meaning: run