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この政治的問題は激しい議論を巻き起こした。

Sentence Analyzer

この 政治的 問題 激しい 議論 巻き起こした

English Translation

This political problem gave rise to hot discussions.

Furigana

この政治的(せいじてき)問題(もんだい)(はげ)しい議論(ぎろん)()()こした。

Romanji

Kono seijiteki mondai wa hageshii giron o makiokoshita.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
政治的 (せいじてき)
political
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
激しい (はげしい)
violent; furious; tempestuous; extreme; intense; fierce; fervent; vehement; incessant; relentless; precipitous; steep
議論 (ぎろん)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
巻き起こす (まきおこす)
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん
Meanings: politics, government
Readings: ジ、 チ、 おさ.める、 おさ.まる、 なお.る、 なお.す
Meanings: reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん
Meanings: question, ask, problem
Reading: ダイ
Meanings: topic, subject
Readings: ゲキ、 はげ.しい
Meanings: violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite
Reading: 
Meanings: deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration
Reading: ロン
Meanings: argument, discourse
Readings: カン、 ケン、 ま.く、 まき、 ま.き
Meanings: scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)
Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ
Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up