彼の政策は国民の福祉に重点を置く。

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彼の政策は国民の福祉に重点を置く。

English Translation

His policy puts the accent on national welfare.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の政策(せいさく)は国民(こくみん)の福祉(ふくし)に重点(じゅうてん)を置(お)く。

Romanji

Kare no seisaku wa kokumin no fukushi ni jūten o oku.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

政策 (せいさく)

political measures; policy

は (は)

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

国民 (こくみん)

nation; nationality; people; citizen

福祉 (ふくし)

welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service

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

重点 (じゅうてん)

important point; lay stress on; colon; emphasis

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.

置く (おく)

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ; to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc); to bear (in mind etc); to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool; to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house; to separate spatially or temporally; to do something in advance; to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state