時代遅れのその政権は崩壊寸前だ。

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時代遅れ の その 政権 は 崩壊 寸前 だ 。

English Translation

The obsolete regime is about to collapse.

Furigana

時代遅(じだいおく)れのその政権(せいけん)は崩壊(ほうかい)寸前(すんぜん)だ。

Romanji

Jidaiokure no sono seiken wa hōkai sunzen da.

Words

時代遅れ (じだいおくれ)

old-fashioned; behind the times; out of date

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

政権 (せいけん)

(political) administration; political power

は (は)

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

崩壊 (ほうかい)

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; caving in; decay

寸前 (すんぜん)

on the verge; on the brink; just in front of; just before

だ (だ)

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

Kanji

時

Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき

Meanings: time, hour

代

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ

Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

遅

Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い

Meanings: slow, late, back, later

政

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん

Meanings: politics, government

権

Readings: ケン、 ゴン、 おもり、 かり、 はか.る

Meanings: authority, power, rights

崩

Readings: ホウ、 くず.れる、 -くず.れ、 くず.す

Meanings: crumble, die, demolish, level

壊

Readings: カイ、 エ、 こわ.す、 こわ.れる、 やぶ.る

Meanings: demolition, break, destroy

寸

Reading: スン

Meanings: measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little, small

前

Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ

Meanings: in front, before