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長引く不況のために、多くの労働者が失業している。

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長引く 不況 ために 多く 労働者 失業している

English Translation

Because of the protracted depression, many workers are unemployed.

Furigana

長引(ながび)不況(ふきょう)のために、(おお)くの労働者(ろうどうしゃ)失業(しつぎょう)している。

Romanji

Nagabiku fukyō no tameni, ōku no rōdōsha ga shitsugyōshiteiru.

Words

長引く (ながびく)
to be prolonged; to drag on
不況 (ふきょう)
recession; depression; slump
()
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
為に (ために)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of
多く (おおく)
many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly
労働者 (ろうどうしゃ)
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
失業 (しつぎょう)
unemployment

Kanji

Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: イン、 ひ.く、 ひ.き、 ひ.き-、 -び.き、 ひ.ける
Meanings: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: キョウ、 まし.て、 いわ.んや、 おもむき
Meanings: condition, situation
Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る
Meanings: many, frequent, much
Readings: ロウ、 ろう.する、 いたわ.る、 いた.ずき、 ねぎら、 つか.れる、 ねぎら.う
Meanings: labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble
Readings: ドウ、 リュク、 リキ、 ロク、 リョク、 はたら.く
Meanings: work, (kokuji)
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる
Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ
Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance