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社会情勢は前進というより後退している。

Sentence Analyzer

社会 情勢 前進 いう より 後退している

English Translation

Social conditions are going backward rather than forward.

Furigana

社会(しゃかい)情勢(じょうせい)前進(ぜんしん)というより後退(こうたい)している。

Romanji

Shakai jōsei wa zenshin to iu yori kōtaishiteiru.

Words

社会 (しゃかい)
society; public; community; the world; social studies
情勢 (じょうせい)
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
前進 (ぜんしん)
advance; drive; progress
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
結う (ゆう、いう)
to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
後退 (こうたい)
retreat; backspace; BS

Kanji

Readings: シャ、 やしろ
Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: ジョウ、 セイ、 なさ.け
Meanings: feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts
Readings: セイ、 ゼイ、 いきお.い、 はずみ
Meanings: forces, energy, military strength
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: シン、 すす.む、 すす.める
Meanings: advance, proceed, progress, promote
Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
退
Readings: タイ、 しりぞ.く、 しりぞ.ける、 ひ.く、 の.く、 の.ける、 ど.く
Meanings: retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject