今こそ日本が国際社会で重要な役割を果たすときだ。

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今 こそ 日本 が 国際 社会 で 重要な 役割 を 果たす とき だ 。

English Translation

It is high time Japan played an important role in the international community.

Furigana

今(いま)こそ日本(にっぽん)が国際(こくさい)社会(しゃかい)で重要(じゅうよう)な役割(やくわり)を果(は)たすときだ。

Romanji

Ima koso Nippon ga kokusai shakai de jūyōna yakuwari o hatasu toki da.

Words

今 (いま)

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more

こそ (こそ)

for sure (emphasize preceding word)

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

国際 (こくさい)

international

社会 (しゃかい)

society; public; community; the world; social studies

で (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.

重要 (じゅうよう)

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

役割 (やくわり)

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

果たす (はたす)

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to fulfill; to fulfil; to realize; to execute; to perform; to do; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

だ (だ)

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

Kanji

今

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま

Meaning: now

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

国

Readings: コク、 くに

Meaning: country

際

Readings: サイ、 きわ、 -ぎわ

Meanings: occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when

社

Readings: シャ、 やしろ

Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine

会

Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる

Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

重

Readings: ジュウ、 チョウ、 え、 おも.い、 おも.り、 おも.なう、 かさ.ねる、 かさ.なる、 おも

Meanings: heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold

要

Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ

Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to

役

Readings: ヤク、 エキ

Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role

割

Readings: カツ、 わ.る、 わり、 わ.り、 わ.れる、 さ.く

Meanings: proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split

果

Readings: カ、 は.たす、 はた.す、 -は.たす、 は.てる、 -は.てる、 は.て

Meanings: fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed