日本の国会は、第５２第首相に橋本龍太郎氏を正式に選出した。

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English Translation

The Japanese Parliament today officially elected Ryoutarou Hashimoto as the country's 52nd prime minister.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)の国会(こっかい)は、第(だい)５２第(だい)首相(しゅしょう)に橋本(はしもと)龍太郎(りゅうたろう)氏(し)を正式(せいしき)に選出(せんしゅつ)した。

Romanji

Nippon no kokkai wa, dai go ni dai shushō ni Hashimoto Ryūtarō shi o seishiki ni senshutsushita.

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

国会 (こっかい)

National Diet; parliament; congress

は (は)

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

第 (だい)

ordinal

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

首相 (しゅしょう)

Prime Minister; Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); Premier

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

氏 (し)

Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss; clan; he; him; counter for people

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.

正式 (せいしき)

due form; official; formality

選出 (せんしゅつ)

election; selection; choice