自民党が小泉人気の尻馬に乗った。

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自民党 が 小泉 人気 の 尻馬 に 乗った 。

English Translation

The LDP rode on the wave of Koizumi's popularity.

Furigana

自民党(じみんとう)が小泉(こいずみ)人気(にんき)の尻馬(しりうま)に乗(の)った。

Romanji

Jimintō ga Koizumi ninki no shiriuma ni notta.

Words

自民党 (じみんとう)

Liberal Democratic Party; LDP

が (が)

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

人気 (にんき)

popularity; popular feeling; business conditions

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

尻馬 (しりうま)

buttocks of a horse being ridden or followed; blind imitation

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

乗る (のる)

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount; to reach; to go over; to pass; to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.); to take part; to participate; to join; to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.); to be deceived; to be taken in; to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered; to stick; to attach; to take; to go on

Kanji

自

Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと

Meaning: oneself

民

Readings: ミン、 たみ

Meanings: people, nation, subjects

党

Readings: トウ、 なかま、 むら

Meanings: party, faction, clique

小

Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-

Meanings: little, small

泉

Readings: セン、 いずみ

Meanings: spring, fountain

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

気

Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき

Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

尻

Readings: コウ、 しり

Meanings: buttocks, hips, butt, rear

馬

Readings: バ、 うま、 うま-、 ま

Meaning: horse

乗

Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 の.る、 -の.り、 の.せる

Meanings: ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join