１９９２年には、大学志願者の数は１９８２年の２倍となった。

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English Translation

There were twice as many university applicants in 1992 as in 1982.

Furigana

１９９２年(ねん)には、大学(だいがく)志願者(しがんしゃ)の数(かず)は１９８２年(ねん)の２倍(ばい)となった。

Romanji

Ichi kyū kyū ni nen ni wa, daigaku shigansha no kazu wa ichi kyū hachi ni nen no ni bai to natta.

Words

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

九 (きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)

nine

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

は (は)

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

大学 (だいがく)

post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning - one of the Four Books

志願者 (しがんしゃ)

applicant; candidate

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

八 (はち、や)

eight

倍 (ばい)

twice; double; times; -fold

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...