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多くの国には貧困という問題がある。

Sentence Analyzer

多く 貧困 という 問題 ある

English Translation

Many countries have problems with poverty.

Furigana

(おお)くの(くに)には貧困(ひんこん)という問題(もんだい)がある。

Romanji

Ōku no kuni ni wa hinkon toiu mondai ga aru.

Words

多く (おおく)
many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly
()
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
(くに)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
貧困 (ひんこん)
poor; needy; lacking; meagre; meager
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
問題 (もんだい)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る
Meanings: many, frequent, much
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: ヒン、 ビン、 まず.しい
Meanings: poverty, poor
Readings: コン、 こま.る
Meanings: quandary, become distressed, annoyed
Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん
Meanings: question, ask, problem
Reading: ダイ
Meanings: topic, subject