貿易の活動は最近衰えてきている。

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貿易 の 活動 は 最近 衰えてきている 。

English Translation

The activity of foreign trade has been declining of late.

Furigana

貿易(ぼうえき)の活動(かつどう)は最近(さいきん)衰(おとろ)えてきている。

Romanji

Bōeki no katsudō wa saikin otoroetekiteiru.

Words

貿易 (ぼうえき)

trade (foreign)

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

活動 (かつどう)

action; activity; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

は (は)

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

最近 (さいきん)

most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays

衰える (おとろえる)

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither; to waste away

Kanji

貿

Reading: ボウ

Meanings: trade, exchange

易

Readings: エキ、 イ、 やさ.しい、 やす.い

Meanings: easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination

活

Readings: カツ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける

Meanings: lively, resuscitation, being helped, living

動

Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす

Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

最

Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま

Meanings: utmost, most, extreme

近

Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い

Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount

衰

Readings: スイ、 おとろ.える

Meanings: decline, wane, weaken