政府は税金を軽くした。

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政府 は 税金 を 軽く した 。

English Translation

The government lightened taxes.

Furigana

政府(せいふ)は税金(ぜいきん)を軽(かる)くした。

Romanji

Seifu wa zeikin o karuku shita.

Words

政府 (せいふ)

government; administration

は (は)

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

税金 (ぜいきん)

tax; duty

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.

軽い (かるい、かろい)

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); nimble; agile; non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial; slight; small; gentle; soft; easy; simple; indiscriminate

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

政

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん

Meanings: politics, government

府

Reading: フ

Meanings: borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse

税

Reading: ゼイ

Meanings: tax, duty

金

Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね

Meaning: gold

軽

Readings: ケイ、 かる.い、 かろ.やか、 かろ.んじる

Meanings: lightly, trifling, unimportant