最近の研究によれば、日本人の平均寿命はまだ伸びているそうだ。

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English Translation

According to a recent study, the average life span of the Japanese is still increasing.

Furigana

最近(さいきん)の研究(けんきゅう)によれば、日本人(にっぽんじん)の平均(へいきん)寿命(じゅみょう)はまだ伸(の)びているそうだ。

Romanji

Saikin no kenkyū ni yoreba, nipponjin no heikin jumyō wa mada nobiteiru sō da.

Words

最近 (さいきん)

most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays

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

研究 (けんきゅう)

study; research; investigation

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

因る (よる)

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from; to be based at (a location, an organization); to be headquartered at

日本人 (にほんじん、にっぽんじん)

Japanese person; Japanese people

平均 (へいきん、へいぎん)

average; mean; balance; equilibrium

寿命 (じゅみょう)

life span

は (は)

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

未だ (まだ、いまだ)

as yet; hitherto; only; still; not yet (with negative verb); more; besides; unfinished; incomplete; not yet finished with

伸びる (のびる)

to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to spread; to make progress; to grow (beard, body height); to grow stale (soba); to be straightened; to be flattened; to be smoothed; to be exhausted; to be postponed; to be prolonged

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

だ (だ)

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