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未成年者の喫煙は法律で禁じられている。

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未成年者 喫煙 法律 禁じられている

English Translation

Minors are prohibited from smoking by law.

Furigana

未成年者(みせいねんしゃ)喫煙(きつえん)法律(ほうりつ)(きん)じられている。

Romanji

Miseinensha no kitsuen wa hōritsu de kinjirareteiru.

Words

未成年者 (みせいねんしゃ)
minor; person not grown up
()
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
喫煙 (きつえん)
smoking
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
法律 (ほうりつ)
law
(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.
禁じる (きんじる)
to prohibit

Kanji

Readings: ミ、 ビ、 いま.だ、 ま.だ、 ひつじ
Meanings: un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す
Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: キツ、 の.む
Meanings: consume, eat, drink, smoke, receive (a blow)
Readings: エン、 けむ.る、 けむり、 けむ.い
Meaning: smoke
Readings: ホウ、 ハッ、 ホッ、 フラン、 のり
Meanings: method, law, rule, principle, model, system
Readings: リツ、 リチ、 レツ
Meanings: rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, control
Reading: キン
Meanings: prohibition, ban, forbid