関税を下げることを望む。

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関税 を 下げる こと を 望む 。

English Translation

We hope to lower the tariff.

Furigana

関税(かんぜい)を下(さ)げることを望(のぞ)む。

Romanji

Kanzei o sageru koto o nozomu.

Words

関税 (かんぜい)

tariff (import tax); duty; customs

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.

下げる (さげる)

to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration); to lower; to reduce; to bring down; to demote; to move back; to pull back; to clear (plates); to remove (food, etc. from table or altar)

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

望む (のぞむ)

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

Kanji

関

Readings: カン、 せき、 -ぜき、 かか.わる、 からくり、 かんぬき

Meanings: connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning

税

Reading: ゼイ

Meanings: tax, duty

下

Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる

Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

望

Readings: ボウ、 モウ、 のぞ.む、 もち

Meanings: ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect