多くの会社が休業した。

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多く の 会社 が 休業した 。

English Translation

Many businesses closed down.

Furigana

多(おお)くの会社(かいしゃ)が休業(きゅうぎょう)した。

Romanji

Ōku no kaisha ga kyūgyōshita.

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

休業 (きゅうぎょう)

closed (e.g. store); business suspended; shutdown; holiday

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

休

Readings: キュウ、 やす.む、 やす.まる、 やす.める

Meanings: rest, day off, retire, sleep

業

Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ

Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance