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今日の土地問題は歴代の政府の無策によるものである。

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今日 土地 問題 歴代 政府 無策 による もの ある

English Translation

Today's land problems are the product of years of neglect by successive governments.

Furigana

今日(きょう)土地(とち)問題(もんだい)歴代(れきだい)政府(せいふ)無策(むさく)によるものである。

Romanji

Kyō no tochi mondai wa rekidai no seifu no musaku niyoru mono de aru.

Words

今日 (きょう、こんにち、こんち、こんじつ)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
()
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
土地 (とち、どおじ、どじ、どち)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
問題 (もんだい)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
歴代 (れきだい)
successive generations; successive emperors
政府 (せいふ)
government; administration
無策 (むさく)
lacking means or measures or policies
に依る (による)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
(もの、もん)
person
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ド、 ト、 つち
Meanings: soil, earth, ground, Turkey
Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん
Meanings: question, ask, problem
Reading: ダイ
Meanings: topic, subject
Readings: レキ、 レッキ
Meanings: curriculum, continuation, passage of time
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ
Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん
Meanings: politics, government
Reading: 
Meanings: borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse
Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い
Meanings: nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
Reading: サク
Meanings: scheme, plan, policy, step, means