世界の人口は１年に９千万人の割合で膨張している。

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English Translation

The world population is expanding at the rate of nearly 90 million people a year.

Furigana

世界(せかい)の人口(じんこう)は１年(ねん)に９千(せん)万(まん)人(にん)の割合(わりあい)で膨張(ぼうちょう)している。

Romanji

Sekai no jinkō wa ichi nen ni kyū sen man nin no wariai de bōchōshiteiru.

Words

世界 (せかい)

the world; society; the universe; sphere; circle; world; renowned; world-famous; well-known outside of Japan; realm governed by one Buddha; space

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

人口 (じんこう)

population; common talk

は (は)

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

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

九 (きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)

nine

千 (せん、ち)

1,000; thousand

万 (まん、よろず)

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; various

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

割合 (わりあい)

rate; ratio; percentage; proportion; comparatively; contrary to expectations

で (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.

膨張 (ぼうちょう)

expansion; swelling; increase; growth