日本の国際収支は長年巨額の黒字を続けている。

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English Translation

Japan's balance of payments has been running a huge surplus for many years.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)の国際(こくさい)収支(しゅうし)は長年(ながねん)巨額(きょがく)の黒字(くろじ)を続(つづ)けている。

Romanji

Nippon no kokusai shūshi wa naganen kyogaku no kuroji o tsuzuketeiru.

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

国際 (こくさい)

international

収支 (しゅうし)

income and expenditure

は (は)

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

長年 (ながねん、えいねん)

long time; many years

巨額 (きょがく)

great sum

黒字 (くろじ)

balance (figure) in the black

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.

続ける (つづける)

to continue; to keep up; to keep on