高い関税が国際貿易の障害となっている。

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高い関税が国際貿易の障害となっている。

English Translation

High tariffs have become a barrier to international trade.

Furigana

高(たか)い関税(かんぜい)が国際(こくさい)貿易(ぼうえき)の障害(しょうがい)となっている。

Romanji

Takai kanzei ga kokusai bōeki no shōgai to natteiru.

Words

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

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

国際 (こくさい)

international

貿易 (ぼうえき)

trade (foreign)

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

障害 (しょうがい、しょうげ)

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

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

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 ...