高関税が自由貿易への最大の障害になっている。

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English Translation

High tariffs are the chief obstacles to free trade.

Furigana

高(こう)関税(かんぜい)が自由(じゆう)貿易(ぼうえき)への最大(さいだい)の障害(しょうがい)になっている。

Romanji

Kō kanzei ga jiyū bōeki e no saidai no shōgai ni natteiru.

Words

高 (こう)

high school; high-

関税 (かんぜい)

tariff (import tax); duty; customs

が (が)

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

自由 (じゆう)

freedom; liberty; as it pleases you

貿易 (ぼうえき)

trade (foreign)

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

の (の)

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

最大 (さいだい)

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

障害 (しょうがい、しょうげ)

obstacle; impediment; hindrance; difficulty; barrier; handicap; impairment; disability; disorder; malfunction

に (に)

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...