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国会はその法案をめぐって暗礁に乗り上げてしまいました。

Sentence Analyzer

国会 その 法案 をめぐって 暗礁 乗り上げてしまいました

English Translation

The Diet was totally deadlocked over the bill.

Furigana

国会(こっかい)はその法案(ほうあん)をめぐって暗礁(あんしょう)(のあ)()げてしまいました。

Romanji

Kokkai wa sono hōan omegutte anshō ni noriageteshimaimashita.

Words

国会 (こっかい)
National Diet; parliament; congress
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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...
法案 (ほうあん)
bill (law); measure
を巡って (をめぐって)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
暗礁 (あんしょう)
reef; sunken rock
()
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
乗り上げる (のりあげる)
to run aground; to be stranded

Kanji

Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: ホウ、 ハッ、 ホッ、 フラン、 のり
Meanings: method, law, rule, principle, model, system
Readings: アン、 つくえ
Meanings: plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, worry, table, bench
Readings: アン、 くら.い、 くら.む、 くれ.る
Meanings: darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
Reading: ショウ
Meanings: reef, sunken rock
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
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up