論点の中心は、近代化という問題である。

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論点の中心は、近代化という問題である。

English Translation

Central to this issue is the problem of modernization.

Furigana

論点(ろんてん)の中心(ちゅうしん)は、近代化(きんだいか)という問題(もんだい)である。

Romanji

Ronten no chūshin wa, kindaika toiu mondai de aru.

Words

論点 (ろんてん)

point in question (at issue)

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

中心 (ちゅうしん)

center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance; -centered; -centred; -focussed; -oriented; centered on; focussed on

は (は)

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

近代化 (きんだいか)

modernization; modernisation; modernize; modernise

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

問題 (もんだい)

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...