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地元の警察は交通違反にはとても厳しい。

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地元 警察 交通 違反 とても 厳しい

English Translation

The local police are very strict about traffic violations.

Furigana

地元(じもと)警察(けいさつ)交通(こうつう)違反(いはん)にはとても(きび)しい。

Romanji

Jimoto no keisatsu wa kōtsū ihan ni wa totemo kibishii.

Words

地元 (じもと)
home area; home town; local
()
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
警察 (けいさつ)
police; police officer; police station
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
交通 (こうつう)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
違反 (いはん)
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement; contravention
()
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
迚も (とても、とっても)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
厳しい (きびしい、いかめしい)
severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless; stern; austere; grave; solemn; majestic; intense (cold); harsh

Kanji

Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Readings: ゲン、 ガン、 もと
Meanings: beginning, former time, origin
Readings: ケイ、 いまし.める
Meanings: admonish, commandment
Reading: サツ
Meanings: guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand
Readings: コウ、 まじ.わる、 まじ.える、 ま.じる、 まじ.る、 ま.ざる、 ま.ぜる、 -か.う、 か.わす、 かわ.す、 こもごも
Meanings: mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Readings: イ、 ちが.う、 ちが.い、 ちが.える、 -ちが.える、 たが.う、 たが.える
Meanings: difference, differ
Readings: ハン、 ホン、 タン、 ホ、 そ.る、 そ.らす、 かえ.す、 かえ.る、 -かえ.る
Meaning: anti-
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 おごそ.か、 きび.しい、 いか.めしい、 いつくし
Meanings: stern, strictness, severity, rigidity