スピーチコンテストは文部省後援のもとに開催された。

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English Translation

The speech contest was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Education.

Furigana

スピーチコンテストは文部省(もんぶしょう)後援(こうえん)のもとに開催(かいさい)された。

Romanji

Supi-chi kontesuto wa Monbushō kōen no moto ni kaisaisareta.

Words

スピーチ (スピーチ)

speech

コンテスト (コンテスト)

contest

は (は)

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

文部省 (もんぶしょう)

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

後援 (こうえん)

support; backing

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

元 (もと)

origin; source; base; basis; foundation; root; cause; ingredient; material; (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location; original cost (or capital, principal, etc.); (plant) root; (tree) trunk; first section of a waka; counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry); handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip

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

開催 (かいさい)

holding a meeting; open an exhibition