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最近、日本の父親の威厳と重要性は減少した。

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最近 日本 父親 威厳 重要性 減少した

English Translation

Recently, the dignity and importance of the Japanese father has diminished.

Furigana

最近(さいきん)日本(にっぽん)父親(ちちおや)威厳(いげん)重要性(じゅうようせい)減少(げんしょう)した。

Romanji

Saikin, Nippon no chichioya no igen to jūyōsei wa genshōshita.

Words

最近 (さいきん)
most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays
日本 (にほん、にっぽん)
Japan
()
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
父親 (ちちおや)
father
威厳 (いげん)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
重要性 (じゅうようせい)
importance; gravity
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
減少 (げんしょう)
decrease; reduction; decline

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: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: シン、 おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ
Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
Readings: イ、 おど.す、 おど.し、 おど.かす
Meanings: intimidate, dignity, majesty, menace, threaten
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 おごそ.か、 きび.しい、 いか.めしい、 いつくし
Meanings: stern, strictness, severity, rigidity
Readings: ジュウ、 チョウ、 え、 おも.い、 おも.り、 おも.なう、 かさ.ねる、 かさ.なる、 おも
Meanings: heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 さが
Meanings: sex, gender, nature
Readings: ゲン、 へ.る、 へ.らす
Meanings: dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little