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世論の趨勢は体罰反対の方向である。

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世論 趨勢 体罰 反対 方向 ある

English Translation

The trend of public opinion is against corporal punishment.

Furigana

世論(せろん)趨勢(すうせい)体罰(たいばつ)反対(はんたい)方向(ほうこう)である。

Romanji

Seron no sūsei wa taibatsu hantai no hōkō de aru.

Words

世論 (よろん、せろん)
public opinion
()
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
趨勢 (すうせい)
tendency; trend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
体罰 (たいばつ)
corporal punishment
反対 (はんたい)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissension; reverse; opposite; vice versa; contrast
方向 (ほうこう)
direction; orientation; bearing; way; course (e.g. of action)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう
Meanings: generation, world, society, public
Reading: ロン
Meanings: argument, discourse
Readings: スウ、 ソク、 しゅ、 おもむ.く、 はし.る
Meanings: run, go, quick, tend towards
Readings: セイ、 ゼイ、 いきお.い、 はずみ
Meanings: forces, energy, military strength
Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち
Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
Readings: バツ、 バチ、 ハツ、 ばっ.する
Meanings: penalty, punishment
Readings: ハン、 ホン、 タン、 ホ、 そ.る、 そ.らす、 かえ.す、 かえ.る、 -かえ.る
Meaning: anti-
Readings: タイ、 ツイ、 あいて、 こた.える、 そろ.い、 つれあ.い、 なら.ぶ、 むか.う
Meanings: vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い
Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach