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国の保険業務は、十分には程遠かった。

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保険 業務 十分 程遠かった

English Translation

The national health service was far from adequate.

Furigana

(くに)保険(ほけん)業務(ぎょうむ)は、十分(じゅうぶん)には程遠(ほどとお)かった。

Romanji

Kuni no hoken gyōmu wa, jūbun ni wa hodotōkatta.

Words

(くに)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth
()
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
保険 (ほけん)
insurance; guarantee
業務 (ぎょうむ)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task; action; function; (business) operations; operational
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
十分 (じゅうぶん)
plenty; enough; sufficient; satisfactory; adequate; division into ten; perfectly; thoroughly; fully; in full
()
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
程遠い (ほどとおい)
far away; far off

Kanji

Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: ホ、 ホウ、 たも.つ
Meanings: protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support
Readings: ケン、 けわ.しい
Meanings: precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes
Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ
Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance
Readings: ム、 つと.める
Meanings: task, duties
Readings: ジュウ、 ジッ、 ジュッ、 とお、 と
Meaning: ten
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings: テイ、 ほど、 -ほど
Meanings: extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount
Readings: エン、 オン、 とお.い
Meanings: distant, far