不況に喘ぐ店が急増している。
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English Translation
There is a rapid increase in shops struggling in the depression.
Furigana
Romanji
Fukyō ni aegu mise ga kyūzōshiteiru.
Words
不況
(ふきょう)
recession; depression; slump
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
喘ぐ
(あえぐ)
to gasp; breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
店
(みせ)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
急増
(きゅうぞう)
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
Kanji
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: キョウ、 まし.て、 いわ.んや、 おもむき
Meanings: condition, situation
Readings: ゼン、 セン、 あえ.ぐ、 せき
Meanings: pant, gasp, breathe hard
Readings: テン、 みせ、 たな
Meanings: store, shop
Readings: キュウ、 いそ.ぐ、 いそ.ぎ
Meanings: hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
Readings: ゾウ、 ま.す、 ま.し、 ふ.える、 ふ.やす
Meanings: increase, add, augment, gain, promote