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今にも両国間に貿易摩擦が生じそうだ。

Sentence Analyzer

今にも 両国間 貿易 摩擦 生じそう

English Translation

Trade friction might arise between the two nations at any moment.

Furigana

(いま)にも両国間(りょうこくかん)貿易(ぼうえき)摩擦(まさつ)(しょう)じそうだ。

Romanji

Imanimo ryōkokukan ni bōeki masatsu ga shōjisō da.

Words

今にも (いまにも)
at any time; soon
両国間 (りょうこくかん)
between both countries
()
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
貿易 (ぼうえき)
trade (foreign)
摩擦 (まさつ)
friction; rubbing; rubdown; chafe
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: リョウ、 てる、 ふたつ
Meanings: both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
貿
Reading: ボウ
Meanings: trade, exchange
Readings: エキ、 イ、 やさ.しい、 やす.い
Meanings: easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination
Readings: マ、 ま.する、 さす.る、 す.る
Meanings: chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape
Readings: サツ、 す.る、 す.れる、 -ず.れ、 こす.る、 こす.れる
Meanings: grate, rub, scratch, scrape, chafe, scour
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth