いく層もの卸業者の存在が特色である日本の流通機構は、複雑でコストもかかる。

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English Translation

The Japanese distribution system, characterized by layers of wholesale, is complex and costly.

Furigana

いく層(そう)もの卸業者(おろしぎょうしゃ)の存在(そんざい)が特色(とくしょく)である日本(にっぽん)の流通(りゅうつう)機構(きこう)は、複雑(ふくざつ)でコストもかかる。

Romanji

Iku sō mo no oroshigyōsha no sonzai ga tokushoku de aru Nippon no ryūtsū kikō wa, fukuzatsu de kosuto mo kakaru.

Words

行く (いく、ゆく)

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to die; to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination

層 (そう)

layer; seam; bed; stream; class; sheaf; storey (of a building); story; floor

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

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

卸業者 (おろしぎょうしゃ)

distributor (of goods)

存在 (そんざい)

existence; being

が (が)

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

特色 (とくしょく)

characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; personal colour; spot color (in printing)

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

流通 (りゅうつう)

circulation of money or goods; flow of water or air; distribution; negotiable (e.g. shares)

機構 (きこう)

mechanism; organization; organisation

は (は)

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

複雑 (ふくざつ)

complex; complicated; mixed (feelings)

で (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.

コスト (コスト)

cost

罹る (かかる)

to suffer from