健康擁護論者は職場での喫煙を制限する法律を強く要求してきた。

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健康 擁護論者 は 職場 で の 喫煙 を 制限する 法律 を 強く 要求してきた 。

English Translation

Health advocates have pushed for laws restricting work-place smoking.

Furigana

健康(けんこう)擁護論者(ようごろんしゃ)は職場(しょくば)での喫煙(きつえん)を制限(せいげん)する法律(ほうりつ)を強(つよ)く要求(ようきゅう)してきた。

Romanji

Kenkō yōgoronsha wa shokuba de no kitsuen o seigensuru hōritsu o tsuyoku yōkyūshitekita.

Words

健康 (けんこう)

health; sound; wholesome

は (は)

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

職場 (しょくば)

one's post; place of work; workplace

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

喫煙 (きつえん)

smoking

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.

制限 (せいげん)

restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

法律 (ほうりつ)

law

強い (こわい)

tough; stiff; hard; inflexible; obstinate; stubborn

要求 (ようきゅう)

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

Kanji

健

Readings: ケン、 すこ.やか

Meanings: healthy, health, strength, persistence

康

Reading: コウ

Meanings: ease, peace

擁

Reading: ヨウ

Meanings: hug, embrace, possess, protect, lead

護

Readings: ゴ、 まも.る

Meanings: safeguard, protect

論

Reading: ロン

Meanings: argument, discourse

者

Readings: シャ、 もの

Meanings: someone, person

職

Readings: ショク、 ソク

Meanings: post, employment, work

場

Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば

Meanings: location, place

喫

Readings: キツ、 の.む

Meanings: consume, eat, drink, smoke, receive (a blow)

煙

Readings: エン、 けむ.る、 けむり、 けむ.い

Meaning: smoke

制

Reading: セイ

Meanings: system, law, rule

限

Readings: ゲン、 かぎ.る、 かぎ.り、 -かぎ.り

Meanings: limit, restrict, to best of ability

法

Readings: ホウ、 ハッ、 ホッ、 フラン、 のり

Meanings: method, law, rule, principle, model, system

律

Readings: リツ、 リチ、 レツ

Meanings: rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, control

強

Readings: キョウ、 ゴウ、 つよ.い、 つよ.まる、 つよ.める、 し.いる、 こわ.い

Meaning: strong

要

Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ

Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to

求

Readings: キュウ、 グ、 もと.める

Meanings: request, want, wish for, require, demand