近ごろ、少年犯罪が増えた。

近ごろ、少年犯罪が増えた。

Recently juvenile delinquency has been on the rise.

近(ちか)ごろ、少年(しょうねん)犯罪(はんざい)が増(ふ)えた。

Chikagoro, shōnen hanzai ga fueta.

近頃 (ちかごろ)

lately; recently; nowadays

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

犯罪 (はんざい)

crime; offence; offense

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

Readings: キン、コン、ちか.い

Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount

Readings: ショウ、すく.ない、すこ.し

Meanings: few, little

Readings: ネン、とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

Readings: ハン、ボン、おか.す

Meanings: crime, sin, offense

Readings: ザイ、つみ

Meanings: guilt, sin, crime, fault, blame, offense

Readings: ゾウ、ま.す、ま.し、ふ.える、ふ.やす

Meanings: increase, add, augment, gain, promote