公定歩合の引き下げは産業界を苦しめてきた厳しい金融逼迫を緩和するだろうと期待されている。

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English Translation

The bank rate cut is expected to relieve the severe financial squeeze that has hit industry.

Furigana

公定歩合(こうていぶあい)の引(ひ)き下(さ)げは産業界(さんぎょうかい)を苦(くる)しめてきた厳(きび)しい金融(きんゆう)逼迫(ひっぱく)を緩和(かんわ)するだろうと期待(きたい)されている。

Romanji

Kōteibuai no hikisage wa sangyōkai o kurushimetekita kibishii kin'yū hippaku o kanwasuru darou to kitaisareteiru.

Words

公定歩合 (こうていぶあい)

official discount (bank) rate

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

引き下げ (ひきさげ)

reduction; cut

は (は)

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

産業界 (さんぎょうかい)

the industrial world

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.

苦しめる (くるしめる)

to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to hurt; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict; to distress; to bother; to trouble; to stump; to baffle

厳しい (きびしい、いかめしい)

severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless; stern; austere; grave; solemn; majestic; intense (cold); harsh

金融 (きんゆう)

financing; credit transacting; loaning of money; circulation of money

逼迫 (ひっぱく)

stringency (financial); (monetary) tightness; impending (dangers); pressing (crisis)

緩和 (かんわ)

relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation; softening

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

と (と)

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

期待 (きたい)

expectation; anticipation; hope

Kanji

公

Readings: コウ、ク、おおやけ

Meanings: public, prince, official, governmental

定

Readings: テイ、ジョウ、さだ.める、さだ.まる、さだ.か

Meanings: determine, fix, establish, decide

歩

Readings: ホ、ブ、フ、ある.く、あゆ.む

Meanings: walk, counter for steps

合

Readings: ゴウ、ガッ、カッ、あ.う、 -あ.う、あ.い、あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、あ.わす、あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる

Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1

引

Readings: イン、ひ.く、ひ.き、ひ.き-、 -び.き、ひ.ける

Meanings: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

下

Readings: カ、ゲ、した、しも、もと、さ.げる、さ.がる、くだ.る、くだ.り、くだ.す、 -くだ.す、くだ.さる、お.ろす、お.りる

Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

産

Readings: サン、う.む、う.まれる、うぶ-、む.す

Meanings: products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property

業

Readings: ギョウ、ゴウ、わざ

Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance

界

Reading: カイ

Meanings: world, boundary

苦

Readings: ク、くる.しい、 -ぐる.しい、くる.しむ、くる.しめる、にが.い、にが.る

Meanings: suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl

厳

Readings: ゲン、ゴン、おごそ.か、きび.しい、いか.めしい、いつくし

Meanings: stern, strictness, severity, rigidity

金

Readings: キン、コン、ゴン、かね、かな-、 -がね

Meaning: gold

融

Readings: ユウ、と.ける、と.かす

Meanings: dissolve, melt

逼

Readings: フク、ヒツ、ヒョク、ヒキ、せま.る、むかばき

Meanings: urge, force, imminent, spur on

迫

Readings: ハク、せま.る

Meanings: urge, force, imminent, spur on

緩

Readings: カン、ゆる.い、ゆる.やか、ゆる.む、ゆる.める

Meanings: slacken, loosen, relax, lessen, be moderate, ease

和

Readings: ワ、オ、カ、やわ.らぐ、やわ.らげる、なご.む、なご.やか

Meanings: harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan

期

Readings: キ、ゴ

Meanings: period, time, date, term

待

Readings: タイ、ま.つ、 -ま.ち

Meanings: wait, depend on