Japanese Word of the Day : declare, martial law, rescind, impeachment, uphold
Japanese Word of the Day : declare, martial law, rescind, impeachment, uphold
You'll learn Japanese words that are picked up from news sites.
In this blog, Let me share with you Japanese words from CNN "Calls grow for South Korea’s president to resign after martial law chaos".
declare, martial law, rescind
declare, martial law, rescind mean as below.
- declare(v) : 宣言する(せんげんする), 布告する(ふこくする)
- martial law : 戒厳令(かいげんれい)
- rescind(v) : 取り消す(とりけす)
Let me share with you a example "declare", "martial law" and "rescind" from CNN new site "Calls grow for South Korea’s president to resign after martial law chaos".
the South Korean president declared martial law, a decree which was later rescinded after fierce backlash.
The example is translated into Japanese as follow.
韓国大統領(かんこくだいとうりょう)は戒厳令(かいげんれい)を布告した(ふこくした)が、激しい(はげしい)反発(はんぱつ)を受けて(うけて)、この布告(ふこく)はのちに取り消された(とりけされた)。
impeachment, uphold
impeachment, uphold mean as below.
- impeachment(n) : 弾劾(だんがい)
- uphold(v) : 支持する(しじする)
Let me share with you a example "impeachment" and "uphold" from CNN new site "Calls grow for South Korea’s president to resign after martial law chaos".
If an impeachment is upheld and the president resigns, the government must hold elections within 60 days, according to the constitution.
The example is translated into Japanese as follow.
弾劾(だんがい)が支持され(しじされ)大統領(だいとうりょう)が辞任(じにん)した場合(ばあい)、憲法(けんぽう)によれば、政府(せいふ)は60日以内(ろくじゅうにちいない)に選挙(せんきょ)を実施(じっし)しなければならない。
Takeaway
It is always good to learn Japanese words from English news sites so that you can naturally understand what the Japanese words mean.
That will help you build Japanese vocabulary.
