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日本の経済は昨年4%成長した。

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日本 経済 昨年 成長した

English Translation

The Japanese economy grew by 4% last year.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)経済(けいざい)昨年(さくねん)4%成長(せいちょう)した。

Romanji

Nippon no keizai wa sakunen yon pa-sento seichōshita.

Words

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)
Japan
()
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
経済 (けいざい)
economics; business; finance; economy
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
昨年 (さくねん)
last year
(し、よん、よ)
four
成長 (せいちょう)
growth; grow to adulthood

Kanji

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 へ.る、 た.つ、 たていと、 はか.る、 のり
Meanings: sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp
Readings: サイ、 セイ、 す.む、 -ず.み、 -ずみ、 す.まない、 す.ます、 -す.ます、 すく.う、 な.す、 わたし、 わた.る
Meanings: finish, come to an end, excusable, need not
Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す
Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior