ほとんどの日本の大会社は、輸出に頼っている。

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English Translation

Most big Japanese companies depend on exports.

Furigana

ほとんどの日本(にっぽん)の大(だい)会社(かいしゃ)は、輸出(ゆしゅつ)に頼(たよ)っている。

Romanji

Hotondo no Nippon no dai kaisha wa, yushutsu ni tayotteiru.

Words

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

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

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

大 (おお)

big; large

会社 (かいしゃ)

company; corporation; workplace

は (は)

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

輸出 (ゆしゅつ、しゅしゅつ)

export; efferent

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

頼る (たよる)

to rely on; to have recourse to; to depend on