どちらかと言えば、我が国の経済は上向いている。

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English Translation

If anything, the economy in our country is going up.

Furigana

どちらかと言(い)えば、我(わ)が国(くに)の経済(けいざい)は上向(うわむ)いている。

Romanji

Dochira ka to ieba, wagakuni no keizai wa uwamuiteiru.

Words

何方 (どちら、どっち、いずかた、いずち、どち、いずし、なにざま)

which way; which direction; where; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

我が国 (わがくに)

our country; our land; one's own country

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

経済 (けいざい)

economics; business; finance; economy

は (は)

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

上向く (うわむく、うえむく)

to point upward; to look upward; to improve