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公共の安全のために、非常口に障害物を置かないこと。

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公共 安全 ために 非常口 障害物 置かない こと

English Translation

Emergency exits must be kept free of blockages for public safety.

Furigana

公共(こうきょう)安全(あんぜん)のために、非常口(ひじょうぐち)障害物(しょうがいぶつ)()かないこと。

Romanji

Kōkyō no anzen no tameni, hijōguchi ni shōgaibutsu o okanai koto.

Words

公共 (こうきょう)
public; community; public service; society; communal
()
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
安全 (あんぜん)
safety; security
為に (ために)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of
非常口 (ひじょうぐち)
emergency exit
()
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
障害物 (しょうがいぶつ)
obstacle
()
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.
置く (おく)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ; to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc); to bear (in mind etc); to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool; to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house; to separate spatially or temporally; to do something in advance; to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 ク、 おおやけ
Meanings: public, prince, official, governmental
Readings: キョウ、 とも、 とも.に、 -ども
Meanings: together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with
Readings: アン、 やす.い、 やす.まる、 やす、 やす.らか
Meanings: relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful
Readings: ゼン、 まった.く、 すべ.て
Meanings: whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill
Readings: ヒ、 あら.ず
Meanings: un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non-
Readings: ジョウ、 つね、 とこ-
Meanings: usual, ordinary, normal, regular
Readings: コウ、 ク、 くち
Meaning: mouth
Readings: ショウ、 さわ.る
Meanings: hinder, hurt, harm
Reading: ガイ
Meanings: harm, injury
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: チ、 お.く、 -お.き
Meanings: placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn