多くの国には、麻薬に対する厳しい法律がある。

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English Translation

A number of countries have strict laws against drugs.

Furigana

多(おお)くの国(くに)には、麻薬(まやく)に対(たい)する厳(きび)しい法律(ほうりつ)がある。

Romanji

Ōku no kuni ni wa, mayaku nitaisuru kibishii hōritsu ga aru.

Words

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

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

国 (くに)

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth

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

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

麻薬 (まやく)

narcotic drugs; narcotic; opium; dope

に対する (にたいする)

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

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

法律 (ほうりつ)

law

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and