住宅事情はと言うと、日本はとても貧しい状態だ。

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住宅 事情 は と 言う と 、 日本 は とても 貧しい 状態 だ 。

English Translation

As far housing goes, it is very poor in Japan.

Furigana

住宅(じゅうたく)事情(じじょう)はと言(い)うと、日本(にっぽん)はとても貧(まず)しい状態(じょうたい)だ。

Romanji

Jūtaku jijō wa to iu to, Nippon wa totemo mazushii jōtai da.

Words

住宅 (じゅうたく)

residence; housing; residential building

事情 (じじょう)

circumstances; consideration; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

は (は)

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

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

迚も (とても、とっても)

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

貧しい (まずしい)

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate

状態 (じょうたい)

current status; condition; situation; circumstances; state

だ (だ)

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

Kanji

住

Readings: ジュウ、 ヂュウ、 チュウ、 す.む、 す.まう、 -ず.まい

Meanings: dwell, reside, live, inhabit

宅

Reading: タク

Meanings: home, house, residence, our house, my husband

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

情

Readings: ジョウ、 セイ、 なさ.け

Meanings: feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts

言

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと

Meanings: say, word

日

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

貧

Readings: ヒン、 ビン、 まず.しい

Meanings: poverty, poor

状

Reading: ジョウ

Meanings: status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance

態

Readings: タイ、 わざ.と

Meanings: attitude, condition, figure, appearance, voice (of verbs)