日本では女性の雇用機会は男性よりも決定的に低い。

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English Translation

In Japan, employment opportunities are significantly lower for women than they are for men.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)では女性(じょせい)の雇用(こよう)機会(きかい)は男性(だんせい)よりも決定的(けっていてき)に低(ひく)い。

Romanji

Nippon de wa josei no koyō kikai wa dansei yori mo ketteiteki ni hikui.

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

女性 (じょせい、にょしょう)

woman; female; feminine gender

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

雇用 (こよう)

employment (long term); hire

機会 (きかい)

chance; opportunity

男性 (だんせい)

man; male; masculine gender

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

決定的 (けっていてき)

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

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

低い (ひくい)

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key; low (volume)