「日本の経営陣は米国の労働者の扱い方を身につけなければいけない」と彼は言った。

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English Translation

Japanese management must learn how to deal with American workers, he said.

Furigana

「日本(にっぽん)の経営陣(けいえいじん)は米国(べいこく)の労働者(ろうどうしゃ)の扱(あつか)い方(かた)を身(み)につけなければいけない」と彼(かれ)は言(い)った。

Romanji

" Nippon no keieijin wa Beikoku no rōdōsha no atsukaikata o mi ni tsukenakerebaikenai" to kare wa itta.

Words

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

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

経営陣 (けいえいじん)

the management ranks

は (は)

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

米国 (べいこく)

America; USA

労働者 (ろうどうしゃ)

employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker

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.

身 (み)

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)

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

点ける (つける)

to turn on; to switch on; to light up

と (と)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise