最近の調査が大都市の人口密度の低下を示している。

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English Translation

A recent survey reveals that the population density in the metropolis is decreasing.

Furigana

最近(さいきん)の調査(ちょうさ)が大都市(だいとし)の人口(じんこう)密度(みつど)の低下(ていか)を示(しめ)している。

Romanji

Saikin no chōsa ga daitoshi no jinkō mitsudo no teika o shimeshiteiru.

Words

最近 (さいきん)

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

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

調査 (ちょうさ)

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

大都市 (だいとし)

metropolis; large city

人口 (じんこう)

population; common talk

密度 (みつど)

density

低下 (ていか)

fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation

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.

示す (しめす)

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show; to represent; to signify; to display