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Zach

最低賃金はこのところほとんど変わっていません。

Sentence Analyzer

最低 賃金 この ところ ほとんど 変わっていません

English Translation

The minimum wage has hardly budged as of late.

Furigana

最低(さいてい)賃金(ちんぎん)はこのところほとんど()わっていません。

Romanji

Saitei chingin wa kono tokoro hotondo kawatteimasen.

Words

最低 (さいてい)
least; lowest; worst; nasty; disgusting; horrible; yuck!
賃金 (ちんぎん、ちんきん)
wages; cash payment of rent
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(ところ、とこ)
place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
殆ど (ほとんど)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost
変わる (かわる)
to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: テイ、 ひく.い、 ひく.める、 ひく.まる
Meanings: lower, short, humble
Reading: チン
Meanings: fare, fee, hire, rent, wages, charge
Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える
Meanings: unusual, change, strange