日本の米市場は輸入に対し閉ざされている。

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English Translation

Japan's rice market is closed to imports.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)の米(べい)市場(しじょう)は輸入(ゆにゅう)に対(たい)し閉(と)ざされている。

Romanji

Nippon no Bei shijō wa yunyū nitaishi tozasareteiru.

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

米 (こめ、よね、めめ、コメ)

(husked grains of) rice; 88 years old

市場 (しじょう)

(the) market (as a concept)

は (は)

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

輸入 (ゆにゅう、しゅにゅう)

importation; import; introduction; afferent

に対し (にたいし)

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

閉ざす (とざす、さす)

to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten; to plunge (in grief)