工場は石炭から、より清潔な燃料への転換を強く要求されている。

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English Translation

Factories have been urged to switch from coal to a cleaner fuel.

Furigana

工場(こうじょう)は石炭(せきたん)から、より清潔(せいけつ)な燃料(ねんりょう)への転換(てんかん)を強(つよ)く要求(ようきゅう)されている。

Romanji

Kōjō wa sekitan kara, yori seiketsuna nenryō e no tenkan o tsuyoku yōkyūsareteiru.

Words

工場 (こうじょう、こうば)

factory; plant; mill; workshop

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

石炭 (せきたん、いしずみ)

coal

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

清潔 (せいけつ)

clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate

燃料 (ねんりょう)

fuel

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

転換 (てんかん)

conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

強い (こわい)

tough; stiff; hard; inflexible; obstinate; stubborn

要求 (ようきゅう)

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire