この町の人口は年々減少してきている。

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この 町 の 人口 は 年々 減少してきている 。

English Translation

The population of this city is decreasing every year.

Furigana

この町(まち)の人口(じんこう)は年々(ねんねん)減少(げんしょう)してきている。

Romanji

Kono machi no jinkō wa nennen genshōshitekiteiru.

Words

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

町 (まち、ちょう)

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

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

人口 (じんこう)

population; common talk

は (は)

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

年々 (ねんねん、としどし)

years; year by year; annually; considering his age

減少 (げんしょう)

decrease; reduction; decline

Kanji

町

Readings: チョウ、 まち

Meanings: town, village, block, street

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

口

Readings: コウ、 ク、 くち

Meaning: mouth

年

Readings: ネン、 とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

減

Readings: ゲン、 へ.る、 へ.らす

Meanings: dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry

少

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し

Meanings: few, little