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政府の愚かな声明で物価がまた上がった。

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政府 愚かな 声明 物価 また 上がった

English Translation

The unwise statement by the government caused prices to rise again.

Furigana

政府(せいふ)(おろ)かな声明(せいめい)物価(ぶっか)がまた()がった。

Romanji

Seifu no orokana seimei de bukka ga mata agatta.

Words

政府 (せいふ)
government; administration
()
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
愚か (おろか)
foolish; stupid
声明 (せいめい)
declaration; statement; proclamation
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
物価 (ぶっか)
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(また)
again; and; also; still (doing something)
上がる (あがる)
to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water); to come ashore; to increase; to improve; to make progress; to be promoted; to advance; to be made (of profit, etc.); to occur (esp. of a favourable result); to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.); to be finished; to be done; to be over; (of rain) to stop; to lift; to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die; to win (in a card game, etc.); to be arrested; to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to be deep fried; to be spoken loudly; to get stage fright; to be offered (to the gods, etc.); to go; to visit; to eat; to drink; to be listed (as a candidate); to serve (in one's master's home); to go north; indicates completion

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん
Meanings: politics, government
Reading: 
Meanings: borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse
Readings: グ、 おろ.か
Meanings: foolish, folly, absurdity, stupid
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 こえ、 こわ-
Meaning: voice
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす
Meanings: bright, light
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: カ、 ケ、 あたい
Meanings: value, price
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up