そこで、子供らしさが、徐々に失われていく現状への反省から、教育制度や社会の仕組みといった根本的なものの見直しが、今、真剣に考えられるようになってきている。

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English Translation

The loss of childhood spontaneity has caused widespread concern, as well as calls for review of the nation's educational and social structures.

Furigana

そこで、子供(こども)らしさが、徐々(じょじょ)に失(うしな)われていく現状(げんじょう)への反省(はんせい)から、教育(きょういく)制度(せいど)や社会(しゃかい)の仕組(しく)みといった根本的(こんぽんてき)なものの見直(みなお)しが、今(いま)、真剣(しんけん)に考(かんが)えられるようになってきている。

Romanji

Sokode, kodomo rashisa ga, jojoni ushinawareteiku genjō e no hansei kara, kyōiku seido ya shakai no shikumi toitta konponteki na mono no minaoshi ga, ima, shinken ni kangaerareru yō ni nattekiteiru.

Words

其処で (そこで)

so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore

子供 (こども)

child; children

らしい (らしい)

seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay); appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...

が (が)

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

失う (うしなう)

to lose; to part with

現状 (げんじょう)

present condition; existing state; status quo

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

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

反省 (はんせい)

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation; regret; repentance; remorse; being sorry

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

教育 (きょういく)

training; education

制度 (せいど)

system; institution; organization; organisation

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

社会 (しゃかい)

society; public; community; the world; social studies

仕組み (しくみ)

structure; construction; arrangement; contrivance; plan; plot; contrivance

と言った (といった)

such ... as; or some such

根本的 (こんぽんてき)

fundamental; basic

だ (だ)

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

者 (もの、もん)

person

見直し (みなおし)

review; reconsideration; revision

今 (いま)

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more

真剣 (しんけん)

seriousness; earnestness; real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon)

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

考える (かんがえる)

to think about; to take into consideration; to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something); to intend; to decide (to do); to plan; to come up with; to devise; to scheme; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to suspect; to doubt; to consider (somebody to be something); to look on

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...