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もしオゾン層がなければ、私たちは危機に直面しているだろう。

Sentence Analyzer

もし おぞん層 なければ 私たち 危機 直面している だろう

English Translation

Without the ozone layer, we would be in danger.

Furigana

もしオゾン(そう)がなければ、(わたし)たちは危機(きき)直面(ちょくめん)しているだろう。

Romanji

Moshi ozonsō ga nakereba, watashitachi wa kiki ni chokumenshiteiru darou.

Words

若し (もし)
if; in case; supposing
オゾン層 (オゾンそう)
ozone layer
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
危機 (きき)
crisis; danger; risk
()
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
直面 (ちょくめん)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Reading: ソウ
Meanings: stratum, social class, layer, story, floor
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: キ、 あぶ.ない、 あや.うい、 あや.ぶむ
Meanings: dangerous, fear, uneasy
Readings: キ、 はた
Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
Readings: チョク、 ジキ、 ジカ、 ただ.ちに、 なお.す、 -なお.す、 なお.る、 なお.き、 す.ぐ
Meanings: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Readings: メン、 ベン、 おも、 おもて、 つら
Meanings: mask, face, features, surface