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中高年の人たちの大部分が将来に対して不安を感じていた。

Sentence Analyzer

中高年 人たち 部分 将来 に対して 不安 感じていた

English Translation

The majority of the middle-aged people felt anxiety for their future.

Furigana

中高年(ちゅうこうねん)(ひと)たちの(だい)部分(ぶぶん)将来(しょうらい)(たい)して不安(ふあん)(かん)じていた。

Romanji

Chūkōnen no hitotachi no dai bubun ga shōrai nitaishite fuan o kanjiteita.

Words

中高年 (ちゅうこうねん)
middle and old age
()
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
人達 (ひとたち)
people
(おお)
big; large
部分 (ぶぶん)
portion; section; part
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
将来 (しょうらい)
future (usually near); prospects
に対して (にたいして)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
不安 (ふあん)
anxiety; uneasiness; insecurity; suspense
()
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.
感じる (かんじる)
to feel; to sense; to experience

Kanji

Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings: ショウ、 ソウ、 まさ.に、 はた、 まさ、 ひきい.る、 もって
Meanings: leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become
Readings: タイ、 ツイ、 あいて、 こた.える、 そろ.い、 つれあ.い、 なら.ぶ、 むか.う
Meanings: vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: アン、 やす.い、 やす.まる、 やす、 やす.らか
Meanings: relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful
Reading: カン
Meanings: emotion, feeling, sensation