日本では石炭が石油との価格競争に負けてエネルギー市場を失った。

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English Translation

Petroleum priced coal out of the energy market in Japan.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)では石炭(せきたん)が石油(せきゆ)との価格(かかく)競争(きょうそう)に負(ま)けてエネルギー市場(しじょう)を失(うしな)った。

Romanji

Nippon de wa sekitan ga sekiyu to no kakaku kyōsō ni makete enerugi- shijō o ushinatta.

Words

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

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

石炭 (せきたん、いしずみ)

coal

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

石油 (せきゆ)

oil; petroleum; kerosene

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

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

価格 (かかく)

price; value; cost

競争 (きょうそう)

competition; contest; to compete

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

負ける (まける)

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.); to reduce the price; to lower the price; to give a discount on

エネルギー (エネルギー)

energy; strength; power; stamina; get-up-and-go; food energy; calories

市場 (しじょう)

(the) market (as a concept)

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.

失う (うしなう)

to lose; to part with