1994年、日本は水と米不足だった。

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日本 不足 だった

English Translation

In 1994, there was a shortage of water and rice in Japan.

Furigana

1994(ねん)日本(にっぽん)(みず)(べい)不足(ふそく)だった。

Romanji

Ichi kyū kyū yon nen, Nippon wa mizu to Bei fusoku datta.

Words

(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)
nine
(し、よん、よ)
four
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
日本 (にほん、にっぽん)
Japan
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(みず、み)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(こめ、よね、めめ、コメ)
(husked grains of) rice; 88 years old
不足 (ふそく)
insufficiency; shortage; deficiency; lack; dearth
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-
Meaning: water
Readings: ベイ、 マイ、 メエトル、 こめ、 よね
Meanings: rice, USA, metre
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: ソク、 あし、 た.りる、 た.る、 た.す
Meanings: leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear