今や日本がその役割を引き受けなくてはならない。

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今や 日本 が その 役割 を 引き受けなくて はならない 。

English Translation

Japan must take over that role now.

Furigana

今(いま)や日本(にっぽん)がその役割(やくわり)を引(ひ)き受(う)けなくてはならない。

Romanji

Imaya Nippon ga sono yakuwari o hikiukenakute wanaranai.

Words

今や (いまや)

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

が (が)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

役割 (やくわり)

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

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.

引き受ける (ひきうける)

to be responsible for; to take over; to take up; to guarantee; to undertake; to contract (a disease)

ば (ば)

if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since

Kanji

今

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま

Meaning: now

日

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

役

Readings: ヤク、 エキ

Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role

割

Readings: カツ、 わ.る、 わり、 わ.り、 わ.れる、 さ.く

Meanings: proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split

引

Readings: イン、 ひ.く、 ひ.き、 ひ.き-、 -び.き、 ひ.ける

Meanings: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

受

Readings: ジュ、 う.ける、 -う.け、 う.かる

Meanings: accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive