将来のエネルギー需要をどう満たすかは考えなければならない大きな問題だ。

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将来 の エネルギー 需要 を どう 満たす か は 考えなければならない 大きな 問題 だ 。

English Translation

How to meet future energy demand is a big question we must consider.

Furigana

将来(しょうらい)のエネルギー需要(じゅよう)をどう満(み)たすかは考(かんが)えなければならない大(おお)きな問題(もんだい)だ。

Romanji

Shōrai no enerugi- juyō o dō mitasu ka wa kangaenakerebanaranai ōkina mondai da.

Words

将来 (しょうらい)

future (usually near); prospects

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

エネルギー (エネルギー)

energy; strength; power; stamina; get-up-and-go; food energy; calories

需要 (じゅよう)

demand; request

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.

如何 (どう、いかが、いか)

how; in what way; how about

満たす (みたす)

to satisfy; to fulfill; to appease; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to reach (a certain number)

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

は (は)

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

考える (かんがえる)

to think about; to take into consideration; to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something); to intend; to decide (to do); to plan; to come up with; to devise; to scheme; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to suspect; to doubt; to consider (somebody to be something); to look on

大きな (おおきな)

big; large; great

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

Kanji

将

Readings: ショウ、 ソウ、 まさ.に、 はた、 まさ、 ひきい.る、 もって

Meanings: leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about

来

Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ

Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become

需

Reading: ジュ

Meanings: demand, request, need

要

Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ

Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to

満

Readings: マン、 バン、 み.ちる、 み.つ、 み.たす

Meanings: full, fullness, enough, satisfy

考

Readings: コウ、 かんが.える、 かんが.え

Meanings: consider, think over

大

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

問

Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん

Meanings: question, ask, problem

題

Reading: ダイ

Meanings: topic, subject