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貧困は依然として犯罪の主要原因である。

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貧困 依然として 犯罪 主要 原因 ある

English Translation

Poverty is still the major cause of crime.

Furigana

貧困(ひんこん)依然(いぜん)として犯罪(はんざい)主要(しゅよう)原因(げんいん)である。

Romanji

Hinkon wa izentoshite hanzai no shuyō gen'in de aru.

Words

貧困 (ひんこん)
poor; needy; lacking; meagre; meager
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
依然として (いぜんとして)
still; as yet; as of old
犯罪 (はんざい)
crime; offence; offense
()
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
主要 (しゅよう)
chief; main; principal; major
原因 (げんいん)
cause; origin; source
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: ヒン、 ビン、 まず.しい
Meanings: poverty, poor
Readings: コン、 こま.る
Meanings: quandary, become distressed, annoyed
Readings: イ、 エ、 よ.る
Meanings: reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to
Readings: ゼン、 ネン、 しか、 しか.り、 しか.し、 さ
Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well
Readings: ハン、 ボン、 おか.す
Meanings: crime, sin, offense
Readings: ザイ、 つみ
Meanings: guilt, sin, crime, fault, blame, offense
Readings: シュ、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ
Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
Readings: ゲン、 はら
Meanings: meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
Readings: イン、 よ.る、 ちな.む
Meanings: cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to