アフリカの難民が救いを求めている。

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アフリカ の 難民 が 救い を 求めている 。

English Translation

Refugees in Africa are seeking help.

Furigana

アフリカの難民(なんみん)が救(すく)いを求(もと)めている。

Romanji

Afurika no nanmin ga sukui o motometeiru.

Words

阿弗利加 (アフリカ)

Africa

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

難民 (なんみん)

refugees

が (が)

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

救い (すくい)

help; aid; relief; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace; providence

を (を)

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.

求める (もとめる)

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to purchase; to buy

Kanji

難

Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い

Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect

民

Readings: ミン、 たみ

Meanings: people, nation, subjects

救

Readings: キュウ、 すく.う

Meanings: salvation, save, help, rescue, reclaim

求

Readings: キュウ、 グ、 もと.める

Meanings: request, want, wish for, require, demand