少年犯罪の増加は深刻な問題だ。

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少年犯罪の増加は深刻な問題だ。

English Translation

The increase in juvenile delinquency is a serious problem.

Furigana

少年(しょうねん)犯罪(はんざい)の増加(ぞうか)は深刻(しんこく)な問題(もんだい)だ。

Romanji

Shōnen hanzai no zōka wa shinkokuna mondai da.

Words

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

犯罪 (はんざい)

crime; offence; offense

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

増加 (ぞうか)

increase; increment; addition

は (は)

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

深刻 (しんこく)

serious; severe; grave; acute

問題 (もんだい)

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative