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経済は厳しい不況で縮小した。

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経済 厳しい 不況 縮小した

English Translation

The economy recorded a negative growth.

Furigana

経済(けいざい)(きび)しい不況(ふきょう)縮小(しゅくしょう)した。

Romanji

Keizai wa kibishii fukyō de shukushōshita.

Words

経済 (けいざい)
economics; business; finance; economy
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
厳しい (きびしい、いかめしい)
severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless; stern; austere; grave; solemn; majestic; intense (cold); harsh
不況 (ふきょう)
recession; depression; slump
(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.
縮小 (しゅくしょう)
reduction; curtailment

Kanji

Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 へ.る、 た.つ、 たていと、 はか.る、 のり
Meanings: sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp
Readings: サイ、 セイ、 す.む、 -ず.み、 -ずみ、 す.まない、 す.ます、 -す.ます、 すく.う、 な.す、 わたし、 わた.る
Meanings: finish, come to an end, excusable, need not
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 おごそ.か、 きび.しい、 いか.めしい、 いつくし
Meanings: stern, strictness, severity, rigidity
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: キョウ、 まし.て、 いわ.んや、 おもむき
Meanings: condition, situation
Readings: シュク、 ちぢ.む、 ちぢ.まる、 ちぢ.める、 ちぢ.れる、 ちぢ.らす
Meanings: shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small