日本の貿易依存度はＧＮＰ比としては必ずしもそう高くない。

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English Translation

Japan's dependence on foreign trade is not necessarily very high as a percentage of GNP.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)の貿易(ぼうえき)依存度(いぞんど)はＧＮＰ比(じーえぬぴーひ)としては必(かなら)ずしもそう高(たか)くない。

Romanji

Nippon no bōeki izondo wa ji-enupi-hi toshite wa kanarazushimo sō takakunai.

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)

依存度 (いぞんど)

degree of dependence

は (は)

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

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

必ずしも (かならずしも)

not always; not necessarily; not all; not entirely

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive