現代社会での大学の役割は何ですか。

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現代 社会 で の 大学 の 役割 は 何 です か 。

English Translation

What is the role of the University in the modern society?

Furigana

現代(げんだい)社会(しゃかい)での大学(だいがく)の役割(やくわり)は何(なに)ですか。

Romanji

Gendai shakai de no daigaku no yakuwari wa nani desu ka.

Words

現代 (げんだい)

nowadays; modern era; modern times; present-day

社会 (しゃかい)

society; public; community; the world; social studies

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

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

大学 (だいがく)

post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning - one of the Four Books

役割 (やくわり)

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

は (は)

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

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

です (です)

be; is

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

現

Readings: ゲン、 あらわ.れる、 あらわ.す、 うつつ、 うつ.つ

Meanings: present, existing, actual

代

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ

Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

社

Readings: シャ、 やしろ

Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine

会

Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる

Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

大

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

学

Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ

Meanings: study, learning, science

役

Readings: ヤク、 エキ

Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role

割

Readings: カツ、 わ.る、 わり、 わ.り、 わ.れる、 さ.く

Meanings: proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split

何

Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-

Meaning: what