ボーイスカウトの団員が増えた。

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ボーイスカウト の 団員 が 増えた 。

English Translation

The membership of the Boy Scout troop swelled.

Furigana

ボーイスカウトの団員(だんいん)が増(ふ)えた。

Romanji

Bo-isukauto no dan'in ga fueta.

Words

ボーイスカウト (ボーイスカウト、ボーイ・スカウト)

Boy Scouts

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

団員 (だんいん)

group member

が (が)

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

増える (ふえる)

to increase; to multiply

Kanji

団

Readings: ダン、 トン、 かたまり、 まる.い

Meanings: group, association

員

Reading: イン

Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge

増

Readings: ゾウ、 ま.す、 ま.し、 ふ.える、 ふ.やす

Meanings: increase, add, augment, gain, promote