政治的に活発な人より、政治意識にちゃんと目覚めている人のほうがずっと少ない。

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政治的 に 活発な 人 より 、 政治 意識 に ちゃんと 目覚めている 人 の ほう が ずっと 少ない 。

English Translation

It's much less usual for a person to be politically aware than to be politically active.

Furigana

政治的(せいじてき)に活発(かっぱつ)な人(ひと)より、政治(せいじ)意識(いしき)にちゃんと目覚(めざ)めている人(ひと)のほうがずっと少(すく)ない。

Romanji

Seijiteki ni kappatsuna hito yori, seiji ishiki ni chanto mezameteiru hito no hō ga zutto sukunai.

Words

政治的 (せいじてき)

political

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

活発 (かっぱつ)

vigor; vigour; active; lively

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

政治 (せいじ)

politics; government

意識 (いしき)

consciousness; awareness; sense; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

ちゃんと (ちゃんと)

diligently; seriously; earnestly; reliably; steadily; legitimately; perfectly; properly; exactly; orderly; punctually; regularly; sufficiently; satisfactorily; quickly

目覚める (めざめる)

to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to become conscious of; to realize; to come to one's senses

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

切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

が (が)

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

ずっと (ずっと、ずーっと、ずうっと)

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way; much (better, etc.); by far; far and away; far away; long ago; direct; straight

少ない (すくない)

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

Kanji

政

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん

Meanings: politics, government

治

Readings: ジ、 チ、 おさ.める、 おさ.まる、 なお.る、 なお.す

Meanings: reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve

的

Readings: テキ、 まと

Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

活

Readings: カツ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける

Meanings: lively, resuscitation, being helped, living

発

Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ

Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

意

Reading: イ

Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

識

Readings: シキ、 し.る、 しる.す

Meanings: discriminating, know, write

目

Readings: モク、 ボク、 め、 -め、 ま-

Meanings: eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

覚

Readings: カク、 おぼ.える、 さ.ます、 さ.める、 さと.る

Meanings: memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up

少

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し

Meanings: few, little