少子化と人口の老齢化を見越して業務内容を大幅に変更したあの会社は先見の明があったわけだ。
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English Translation
It was very far-sighted for that company to change its policy to accommodate the decrease in numbers of children and the aging of society.
Furigana
Romanji
Shōshika to jinkō no rōreika o mikoshite gyōmu naiyō o ōhaba ni henkōshita ano kaisha wa senken no mei ga atta wake da.
Words
少子化
(しょうしか)
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
と
(と)
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
人口
(じんこう)
population; common talk
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
を
(を)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
見越す
(みこす)
to anticipate; to foresee
業務
(ぎょうむ)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task; action; function; (business) operations; operational
内容
(ないよう)
subject; contents; matter; substance; detail; import
大幅
(おおはば)
big; large; drastic; substantial; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
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
変更
(へんこう)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
彼の
(あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
会社
(かいしゃ)
company; corporation; workplace
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
先見
(せんけん)
foresight; anticipation
明
(めい)
brightness; clarity; acumen; power of vision
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
訳
(わけ)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
Kanji
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: カ、 ケ、 ば.ける、 ば.かす、 ふ.ける、 け.する
Meanings: change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: コウ、 ク、 くち
Meaning: mouth
Readings: ロウ、 お.いる、 ふ.ける
Meanings: old man, old age, grow old
Readings: レイ、 よわい、 とし
Meaning: age
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: エツ、 オツ、 こ.す、 -こ.す、 -ご.し、 こ.える、 -ご.え
Meanings: surpass, cross over, move to, exceed, Vietnam
Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ
Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance
Readings: ム、 つと.める
Meanings: task, duties
Readings: ナイ、 ダイ、 うち
Meanings: inside, within, between, among, house, home
Readings: ヨウ、 い.れる
Meanings: contain, form, looks
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: フク、 はば
Meanings: hanging scroll, width
Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える
Meanings: unusual, change, strange
Readings: コウ、 さら、 さら.に、 ふ.ける、 ふ.かす
Meanings: grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course, renew, renovate, again, more and more, further
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: シャ、 やしろ
Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine
Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす
Meanings: bright, light