少年犯罪の増加は深刻な問題だ。

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少年 犯罪 の 増加 は 深刻な 問題 だ 。

English Translation

The increase in juvenile delinquency is a serious problem.

Furigana

少年(しょうねん)犯罪(はんざい)の増加(ぞうか)は深刻(しんこく)な問題(もんだい)だ。

Romanji

Shōnen hanzai no zōka wa shinkokuna mondai da.

Words

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

犯罪 (はんざい)

crime; offence; offense

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

増加 (ぞうか)

increase; increment; addition

は (は)

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

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

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

少

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し

Meanings: few, little

年

Readings: ネン、 とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

犯

Readings: ハン、 ボン、 おか.す

Meanings: crime, sin, offense

罪

Readings: ザイ、 つみ

Meanings: guilt, sin, crime, fault, blame, offense

増

Readings: ゾウ、 ま.す、 ま.し、 ふ.える、 ふ.やす

Meanings: increase, add, augment, gain, promote

加

Readings: カ、 くわ.える、 くわ.わる

Meanings: add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada

深

Readings: シン、 ふか.い、 -ぶか.い、 ふか.まる、 ふか.める、 み-

Meanings: deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen

刻

Readings: コク、 きざ.む、 きざ.み

Meanings: engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving

問

Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん

Meanings: question, ask, problem

題

Reading: ダイ

Meanings: topic, subject