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その場しのぎの対策では麻薬中毒問題にきりこむことはできないでしょう。

Sentence Analyzer

その しのぎ 対策 麻薬 中毒 問題 きりこむ こと できない でしょう

English Translation

Stopgap measures won't make a dent in drug addiction.

Furigana

その()しのぎの対策(たいさく)では麻薬(まやく)中毒(ちゅうどく)問題(もんだい)にきりこむことはできないでしょう。

Romanji

Sono ba shinogi no taisaku de wa mayaku chūdoku mondai ni kirikomu koto wa dekinai deshō.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
()
place; spot; space; field; discipline; sphere; realm; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.); session (of the stock market); area in which cards are laid out (in a card game); round (i.e. east, south, etc.); field; field (gestalt psychology)
凌ぎ (しのぎ)
tiding over
()
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
対策 (たいさく)
measure; provision; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
麻薬 (まやく)
narcotic drugs; narcotic; opium; dope
中毒 (ちゅうどく)
poisoning; addiction
問題 (もんだい)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
()
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
切り込む (きりこむ)
to cut into; to cut up; to raid; to attack
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
出来る (できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant
デス (デス)
death

Kanji

Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
Readings: タイ、 ツイ、 あいて、 こた.える、 そろ.い、 つれあ.い、 なら.ぶ、 むか.う
Meanings: vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
Reading: サク
Meanings: scheme, plan, policy, step, means
Readings: マ、 マア、 あさ
Meanings: hemp, flax, numb
Readings: ヤク、 くすり
Meanings: medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Reading: ドク
Meanings: poison, virus, venom, germ, harm, injury, spite
Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん
Meanings: question, ask, problem
Reading: ダイ
Meanings: topic, subject