多くの会社が市場の金持ち層を獲得しようと競争している。

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多く の 会社 が 市場 の 金持ち層 を 獲得しよう と 競争している 。

English Translation

Many firms are competing for the wealthier segment of the market.

Furigana

多(おお)くの会社(かいしゃ)が市場(しじょう)の金持(かねも)ち層(そう)を獲得(かくとく)しようと競争(きょうそう)している。

Romanji

Ōku no kaisha ga shijō no kanemochisō o kakutokushiyou to kyōsōshiteiru.

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

会社 (かいしゃ)

company; corporation; workplace

が (が)

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

市場 (しじょう)

(the) market (as a concept)

を (を)

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.

獲得 (かくとく)

acquisition; possession

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

競争 (きょうそう)

competition; contest; to compete

Kanji

多

Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る

Meanings: many, frequent, much

会

Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる

Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

社

Readings: シャ、 やしろ

Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine

市

Readings: シ、 いち

Meanings: market, city, town

場

Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば

Meanings: location, place

金

Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね

Meaning: gold

持

Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる

Meanings: hold, have

層

Reading: ソウ

Meanings: stratum, social class, layer, story, floor

獲

Readings: カク、 え.る

Meanings: seize, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to

得

Readings: トク、 え.る、 う.る

Meanings: gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit

競

Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 きそ.う、 せ.る、 くら.べる

Meanings: emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race

争

Readings: ソウ、 あらそ.う、 いか.でか

Meanings: contend, dispute, argue