彼らは社会的交流の象徴を少し失った。

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彼ら は 社会的 交流 の 象徴 を 少し 失った 。

English Translation

They lost some symbols of social intercourse.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは社会的(しゃかいてき)交流(こうりゅう)の象徴(しょうちょう)を少(すこ)し失(うしな)った。

Romanji

Karera wa shakaiteki kōryū no shōchō o sukoshi ushinatta.

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

社会的 (しゃかいてき)

social

交流 (こうりゅう)

(cultural) exchange; interchange; interaction; (inter-) mingling; (social, etc.) networking; intercourse; alternating current; AC

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

象徴 (しょうちょう)

symbol

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.

少し (すこし)

small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance

失う (うしなう)

to lose; to part with

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

社

Readings: シャ、 やしろ

Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine

会

Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる

Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

的

Readings: テキ、 まと

Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

交

Readings: コウ、 まじ.わる、 まじ.える、 ま.じる、 まじ.る、 ま.ざる、 ま.ぜる、 -か.う、 か.わす、 かわ.す、 こもごも

Meanings: mingle, mixing, association, coming & going

流

Readings: リュウ、 ル、 なが.れる、 なが.れ、 なが.す、 -なが.す

Meanings: current, a sink, flow, forfeit

象

Readings: ショウ、 ゾウ、 かたど.る

Meanings: elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times)

徴

Readings: チョウ、 チ、 しるし

Meanings: indications, sign, omen, symptom, collect, seek, refer to, question

少

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し

Meanings: few, little

失

Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる

Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss