日本は消費する石油の７０％を中東に依存している。

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English Translation

Japan depends on the Middle East for 70% of oil it consumes.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)は消費(しょうひ)する石油(せきゆ)の７０％を中東(ちゅうとう)に依存(いぞん)している。

Romanji

Nippon wa shōhisuru sekiyu no nana zero pa-sento o Chūtō ni izonshiteiru.

Words

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

は (は)

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

消費 (しょうひ)

consumption; expenditure

石油 (せきゆ)

oil; petroleum; kerosene

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

七 (しち、なな、な)

seven; hepta-

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

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.

中東 (ちゅうとう)

Middle East

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

依存 (いぞん、いそん)

dependence; dependent; reliance