日本の貿易黒字は史上最高を記録しました。

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English Translation

Japan's trade surplus soared to a record high.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)の貿易(ぼうえき)黒字(くろじ)は史上(しじょう)最高(さいこう)を記録(きろく)しました。

Romanji

Nippon no bōeki kuroji wa shijō saikō o kirokushimashita.

Words

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

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

貿易 (ぼうえき)

trade (foreign)

黒字 (くろじ)

balance (figure) in the black

は (は)

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

史上 (しじょう)

historical

最高 (さいこう)

highest; supreme; the most

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.

記録 (きろく)

record; minutes; document; a record (e.g. in sports); results; score; to record; to document; to set a record (e.g. in sports); to show a result; to reach a value