近頃日本の帰国子女が増えている。

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近頃 日本 の 帰国 子女 が 増えている 。

English Translation

The number of Japanese students returning after life abroad has been increasing as of late.

Furigana

近頃(ちかごろ)日本(にっぽん)の帰国(きこく)子女(しじょ)が増(ふ)えている。

Romanji

Chikagoro Nippon no kikoku shijo ga fueteiru.

Words

近頃 (ちかごろ)

lately; recently; nowadays

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

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

帰国 (きこく)

return to one's country

子女 (しじょ)

sons and daughters; male and female children; children; girl

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

増える (ふえる)

to increase; to multiply

Kanji

近

Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い

Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount

頃

Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 ころ、 ごろ、 しばら.く

Meanings: time, about, toward

日

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

帰

Readings: キ、 かえ.る、 かえ.す、 おく.る、 とつ.ぐ

Meanings: homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in

国

Readings: コク、 くに

Meaning: country

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

女

Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め

Meanings: woman, female

増

Readings: ゾウ、 ま.す、 ま.し、 ふ.える、 ふ.やす

Meanings: increase, add, augment, gain, promote