彼らは労働時間の短縮を要求している。
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English Translation
They are demanding shorter working hours.
Furigana
Romanji
Karera wa rōdō jikan no tanshuku o yōkyūshiteiru.
Words
彼ら
(かれら)
they (usually male); them
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
労働
(ろうどう)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; work; Labour Party
時間
(じかん)
time; hours
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
短縮
(たんしゅく)
shortening; abbreviation; reduction
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.
要求
(ようきゅう)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
Kanji
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ロウ、 ろう.する、 いたわ.る、 いた.ずき、 ねぎら、 つか.れる、 ねぎら.う
Meanings: labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble
Readings: ドウ、 リュク、 リキ、 ロク、 リョク、 はたら.く
Meanings: work, (kokuji)
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: タン、 みじか.い
Meanings: short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point
Readings: シュク、 ちぢ.む、 ちぢ.まる、 ちぢ.める、 ちぢ.れる、 ちぢ.らす
Meanings: shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
Readings: キュウ、 グ、 もと.める
Meanings: request, want, wish for, require, demand