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労働コストの上昇で、我々の競争力は弱まっている。

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労働 コスト 上昇 我々 競争力 弱まっている

English Translation

Our competitive position is weakened by the rising labor cost.

Furigana

労働(ろうどう)コストの上昇(じょうしょう)で、我々(われわれ)競争力(きょうそうりょく)(よわ)まっている。

Romanji

Rōdō kosuto no jōshō de, wareware no kyōsōryoku wa yowamatteiru.

Words

労働 (ろうどう)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; work; Labour Party
コスト (コスト)
cost
()
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
上昇 (じょうしょう)
rising; ascending; climbing
(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.
我々 (われわれ)
we
競争力 (きょうそうりょく)
competitive power
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
弱まる (よわまる)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

Kanji

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: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: ショウ、 のぼ.る
Meaning: rise up
Readings: ガ、 われ、 わ、 わ.が-、 わが-
Meanings: ego, I, selfish, our, oneself
Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 きそ.う、 せ.る、 くら.べる
Meanings: emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race
Readings: ソウ、 あらそ.う、 いか.でか
Meanings: contend, dispute, argue
Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから
Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Readings: ジャク、 よわ.い、 よわ.る、 よわ.まる、 よわ.める
Meanings: weak, frail