警察は法と秩序の維持に対して責任を持つ。

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English Translation

The police are responsible for the maintenance of law and order.

Furigana

警察(けいさつ)は法(ほう)と秩序(ちつじょ)の維持(いじ)に対(たい)して責任(せきにん)を持(も)つ。

Romanji

Keisatsu wa hō to chitsujo no iji nitaishite sekinin o motsu.

Words

警察 (けいさつ)

police; police officer; police station

は (は)

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

法 (ほう)

law; act; principle; method; mood; dharma

と (と)

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

秩序 (ちつじょ)

order; regularity; system; method

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

維持 (いじ)

maintenance; preservation; improvement

に対して (にたいして)

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

責任 (せきにん)

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

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.

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of