言論の自由は現在当然のことと思われている。

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English Translation

Freedom of speech is now taken as a matter of course.

Furigana

言論(げんろん)の自由(じゆう)は現在(げんざい)当然(とうぜん)のことと思(おも)われている。

Romanji

Genron no jiyū wa genzai tōzen no koto to omowareteiru.

Words

言論 (げんろん)

(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion

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

自由 (じゆう)

freedom; liberty; as it pleases you

は (は)

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

現在 (げんざい)

now; current; present; present time; as of

当然 (とうぜん)

natural; as a matter of course; justified; deserved; reasonable

事 (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

と (と)

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

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember