政府は国家財政の建て直しを迫られている。
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English Translation
The government is compelled to reconstruct national finance.
Furigana
Romanji
Seifu wa kokka zaisei no tatenaoshi o semarareteiru.
Words
政府
(せいふ)
government; administration
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
国家
(こっか)
state; country; nation
財政
(ざいせい)
financial affairs; public finance
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
建て直す
(たてなおす)
to rebuild; to reconstruct
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.
迫る
(せまる、せる)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
Kanji
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん
Meanings: politics, government
Reading: フ
Meanings: borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: ザイ、 サイ、 ゾク、 たから
Meanings: property, money, wealth, assets
Readings: ケン、 コン、 た.てる、 た.て、 -だ.て、 た.つ
Meaning: build
Readings: チョク、 ジキ、 ジカ、 ただ.ちに、 なお.す、 -なお.す、 なお.る、 なお.き、 す.ぐ
Meanings: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Readings: ハク、 せま.る
Meanings: urge, force, imminent, spur on