欧州を参考にしつつ、超高齢化社会への政策対応、「経済大国」から「生活大国」への転換を２１世紀に向けて日本はしていかねばならない。

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English Translation

Learning lessons from Europe, Japan has to switch its economic-oriented policy to a consumer-conscious one, in order to cope with the coming unprecedented aging society towards the 21st century.

Furigana

欧州(おうしゅう)を参考(さんこう)にしつつ、超(ちょう)高齢化(こうれいか)社会(しゃかい)への政策(せいさく)対応(たいおう)、「経済(けいざい)大国(たいこく)」から「生活(せいかつ)大国(たいこく)」への転換(てんかん)を２１世紀(せいき)に向(む)けて日本(にっぽん)はしていかねばならない。

Romanji

Ōshū o sankō ni shi tsutsu, chō kōreika shakai e no seisaku taiō," keizai taikoku" kara" seikatsu taikoku" e no tenkan o ni ichi seiki ni mukete Nippon wa shiteikanebanaranai.

Words

欧州 (おうしゅう)

Europe

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.

参考 (さんこう)

reference; consultation

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

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

つつ (つつ)

while; even though; despite

超 (ちょう、チョー)

super-; ultra-; hyper-; very; really; over (after a number or counter); more than

高齢化 (こうれいか)

population ageing (aging)

社会 (しゃかい)

society; public; community; the world; social studies

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

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

政策 (せいさく)

political measures; policy

対応 (たいおう)

interaction; correspondence; coping with; dealing with; support; response; reception; software support; ability of a computer system to run specific software; compatibility

経済 (けいざい)

economics; business; finance; economy

大国 (たいこく)

large country; major powers

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

生活 (せいかつ)

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

転換 (てんかん)

conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

世紀 (せいき)

century; era

向ける (むける)

to turn towards; to point

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

は (は)

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

Kanji

欧

Readings: オウ、うた.う、は.く

Meaning: Europe

州

Readings: シュウ、ス、す

Meanings: state, province

参

Readings: サン、シン、まい.る、まい-、まじわる、みつ

Meanings: nonplussed, three (in documents), going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love, participate, take part in

考

Readings: コウ、かんが.える、かんが.え

Meanings: consider, think over

超

Readings: チョウ、こ.える、こ.す

Meanings: transcend, super-, ultra-

高

Readings: コウ、たか.い、たか、 -だか、たか.まる、たか.める

Meanings: tall, high, expensive

齢

Readings: レイ、よわい、とし

Meaning: age

化

Readings: カ、ケ、ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する

Meanings: change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

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

政

Readings: セイ、ショウ、まつりごと、まん

Meanings: politics, government

策

Reading: サク

Meanings: scheme, plan, policy, step, means

対

Readings: タイ、ツイ、あいて、こた.える、そろ.い、つれあ.い、なら.ぶ、むか.う

Meanings: vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare

応

Readings: オウ、ヨウ、 -ノウ、あた.る、まさに、こた.える

Meanings: apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept

経

Readings: ケイ、キョウ、へ.る、た.つ、たていと、はか.る、のり

Meanings: sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp

済

Readings: サイ、セイ、す.む、 -ず.み、 -ずみ、す.まない、す.ます、 -す.ます、すく.う、な.す、わたし、わた.る

Meanings: finish, come to an end, excusable, need not

大

Readings: ダイ、タイ、おお-、おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

国

Readings: コク、くに

Meaning: country

生

Readings: セイ、ショウ、い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる、うま.れる、う.まれ、うまれ、う.む、お.う、は.える、は.やす、き、なま、なま-、な.る、な.す、む.す、 -う

Meanings: life, genuine, birth

活

Readings: カツ、い.きる、い.かす、い.ける

Meanings: lively, resuscitation, being helped, living

転

Readings: テン、ころ.がる、ころ.げる、ころ.がす、ころ.ぶ、まろ.ぶ、うたた、うつ.る、くる.めく

Meanings: revolve, turn around, change

換

Readings: カン、か.える、 -か.える、か.わる

Meanings: interchange, period, change, convert, replace, renew

世

Readings: セイ、セ、ソウ、よ、さんじゅう

Meanings: generation, world, society, public

紀

Reading: キ

Meanings: chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period

向

Readings: コウ、む.く、む.い、 -む.き、む.ける、 -む.け、む.かう、む.かい、む.こう、む.こう-、むこ、むか.い

Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

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