日本は厳しい経済問題に直面している。

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日本は厳しい経済問題に直面している。

English Translation

Japan is confronted with severe economic problems.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)は厳(きび)しい経済(けいざい)問題(もんだい)に直面(ちょくめん)している。

Romanji

Nippon wa kibishii keizai mondai ni chokumenshiteiru.

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

厳しい (きびしい、いかめしい)

severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless; stern; austere; grave; solemn; majestic; intense (cold); harsh

経済 (けいざい)

economics; business; finance; economy

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

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

直面 (ちょくめん)

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter