「有志連合」とは、イラク戦争でイラクを相手に協力して戦った国々のことを指す言葉である。

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English Translation

The "Coalition of the Willing" is a phrase that refers to the countries that fought together against Iraq in the Iraq War.

Furigana

「有志(ゆうし)連合(れんごう)」とは、イラク戦争(せんそう)でイラクを相手(あいて)に協力(きょうりょく)して戦(たたか)った国々(くにぐに)のことを指(さ)す言葉(ことば)である。

Romanji

" yūshi rengō" to wa, Iraku sensō de Iraku o aite ni kyōryokushite tatakatta kuniguni no koto o sasu kotoba de aru.

Words

有志 (ゆうし)

voluntary; volunteer; sympathizer; sympathiser

連合 (れんごう)

union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

と (と)

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

は (は)

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

イラク (イラク)

Iraq

戦争 (せんそう)

war

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.

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.

相手 (あいて)

companion; partner; company; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

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

協力 (きょうりょく)

cooperation; collaboration

戦う (たたかう)

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight; to contend; to resist

国々 (くにぐに)

countries

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

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

指す (さす)

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to specify some person; to identify; to indicate; to point out; to play; to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)

言葉 (ことば、けとば)

language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...