たばこは健康に害であるという主張は容認されてきた。

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たばこ は 健康 に 害 で ある という 主張 は 容認されてきた 。

English Translation

The argument that smoking is injurious has become accepted.

Furigana

たばこは健康(けんこう)に害(がい)であるという主張(しゅちょう)は容認(ようにん)されてきた。

Romanji

Tabako wa kenkō ni gai de aru toiu shuchō wa yōninsaretekita.

Words

煙草 (たばこ、えんそう、けぶりぐさ、けむりぐさ、タバコ)

tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

は (は)

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

健康 (けんこう)

health; sound; wholesome

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

害 (がい)

injury; harm; evil influence; damage

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

主張 (しゅちょう)

claim; request; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet

容認 (ようにん)

approval

Kanji

健

Readings: ケン、 すこ.やか

Meanings: healthy, health, strength, persistence

康

Reading: コウ

Meanings: ease, peace

害

Reading: ガイ

Meanings: harm, injury

主

Readings: シュ、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ

Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal

張

Readings: チョウ、 は.る、 -は.り、 -ば.り

Meanings: lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)

容

Readings: ヨウ、 い.れる

Meanings: contain, form, looks

認

Readings: ニン、 みと.める、 したた.める

Meanings: acknowledge, witness, discern, recognize, appreciate, believe