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最近では、人々が移民していく場合、日光とか植物、あるいは召使いを求めていくというわけではない。

Sentence Analyzer

最近 人々 移民していく 場合 日光 とか 植物 あるいは 召使い 求めていく という わけ ない

English Translation

These days, when people emigrate, it is not so much in search of sunshine, or food, or even servants.

Furigana

最近(さいきん)では、人々(ひとびと)移民(いみん)していく場合(ばあい)日光(にっこう)とか植物(しょくぶつ)、あるいは召使(めしつか)いを(もと)めていくというわけではない。

Romanji

Saikin de wa, hitobito ga iminshiteiku baai, Nikkō toka shokubutsu, aruiha meshitsukai o motometeiku toiu wake de wa nai.

Words

最近 (さいきん)
most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)
each person; people; men and women; everybody
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
移民 (いみん)
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
場合 (ばあい)
case; situation
日光 (にっこう)
sunlight
とか (とか)
among other things; such things as; or something like that
植物 (しょくぶつ)
plant; vegetation
或いは (あるいは、あるは)
or; possibly
召し使い (めしつかい)
servant; menial
()
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.
求める (もとめる)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to purchase; to buy
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
(わけ)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: イ、 うつ.る、 うつ.す
Meanings: shift, move, change, drift, catch (cold, fire), pass into
Readings: ミン、 たみ
Meanings: people, nation, subjects
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
Readings: ゴウ、 ガッ、 カッ、 あ.う、 -あ.う、 あ.い、 あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、 あ.わす、 あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる
Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: コウ、 ひか.る、 ひかり
Meanings: ray, light
Readings: ショク、 う.える、 う.わる
Meaning: plant
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: ショウ、 め.す
Meanings: seduce, call, send for, wear, put on, ride in, buy, eat, drink, catch (cold)
使
Readings: シ、 つか.う、 つか.い、 -つか.い、 -づか.い
Meanings: use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
Readings: キュウ、 グ、 もと.める
Meanings: request, want, wish for, require, demand