状況は改善の余地がある。

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状況 は 改善 の 余地 が ある 。

English Translation

The situation is capable of improvement.

Furigana

状況(じょうきょう)は改善(かいぜん)の余地(よち)がある。

Romanji

Jōkyō wa kaizen no yochi ga aru.

Words

状況 (じょうきょう)

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

は (は)

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

改善 (かいぜん)

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

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

余地 (よち)

place; room; margin; scope

が (が)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

状

Reading: ジョウ

Meanings: status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance

況

Readings: キョウ、 まし.て、 いわ.んや、 おもむき

Meanings: condition, situation

改

Readings: カイ、 あらた.める、 あらた.まる

Meanings: reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search

善

Readings: ゼン、 よ.い、 い.い、 よ.く、 よし.とする

Meanings: virtuous, good, goodness

余

Readings: ヨ、 あま.る、 あま.り、 あま.す、 あんま.り

Meanings: too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder

地

Readings: チ、 ジ

Meanings: ground, earth