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N1 · AdvancedIntegrated comprehensionPassage #363
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「A」

こくさいしんてんしんじゅつかいはつなどともなあたらがいねんニュアンスていなどがいらいがいこく(注)使ようざるめんありまたすでがいらいがいこくもちほうその日本語訳にほんごやくよりあいあるそうしたあいべつ一般的いっぱんてきには、あいもくてきおうじゅうぶんはいりょしたに、そのがいらいがいこく使ようするいなかのはんだんなされるひつようあろうがいらいがいこくほんてきそのかたりたいしきないでんたつのうなることおおそういうで、ひろこくみん一般いっぱんたいしょうしているかんこうちょうしんぶんほうそうとうでは、かんたん日本語にほんごがいらいがいこくみみがいらいがいこくなどあん使つかようにすべきある

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「B」

ユーザー」、「ケアなどおおがいらいがいこくわたしせいかつなかあふれている

がいらいがいこくあいまいので使ようべきではないというこえおおしかしするげんだいでは、そん日本語にほんごにくいあたらがいねんしょうあらわうえで、がいらいがいこく使つかのはかたことだ。

一方いっぽうある調ちょうよると、わかだいがいらいがいこく使ようぞうようにんし、使ようするわりあいたかが、ねんれいたかだいではそのわりあいひくそうだ。このようちがが、だいかんコミュニケーションしょうがいなるというしんぱいあるまたねんれいたかなってからようかいおおなるりょうふくぶんで、がいらいがいこく使ようおおこともんだいだ。がいらいがいこく使ようするさいは、あいかいできるどうかをかんがことたいせつだ。

ちゅうがいらいがいこくここでは、かた

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  1. 1外来語・外国語の使用が避けられない理由として、AとBが共通して述べていることは何か。
  2. 2外来語・外国語のあり方について、AとBはどのように述べているか。

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Vocabulary10 words
  • 進展しんてん
    • ·progress; development
    N1
  • 開発かいはつ
    • ·development; cultivation; application
    • ·exploitation (of resources)
    N1
  • 伴うともなうAs it appears here: 伴って
    • ·to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon
    • ·to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with; to be involved in
    N1
  • 概念がいねん
    • ·general idea; concept; notion
    N1
  • 提示ていじ
    • ·presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents)
    • ·presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
    N1
  • 配慮はいりょ
    • ·consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care; trouble
    N1
  • 伝達でんたつ
    • ·transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay; propagation; conduction
    N1
  • とう
    • ·class; order; rank
    • ·et cetera; etc.; and the like
    • ·equal; iso-
    N1
  • 世代せだい
    • ·generation
    N1
  • 福祉ふくし
    • ·welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
    N1
Other levels79 words
  • 新しいあたらしい
    • ·new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
    N5
  • するAs it appears here:
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あり
    • ·to be; to exist; to live
    • ·to have
    • ·to be located
    • ·to be equipped with
    • ·to happen; to come about
    • ·to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)
    N5
  • また
    • ·again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
    • ·also; too; as well; likewise
    • ·on the other hand; while
    • ·and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore
    • ·or; otherwise
    • ·really; how; (what, why) on earth
    • ·some time (in the future)
    • ·indirect
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • ある
    • ·to be; to exist; to live
    • ·to have
    • ·to be located
    • ·to be equipped with
    • ·to happen; to come about
    • ·to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)
    N5
  • した
    • ·below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
    • ·bottom
    • ·beneath; underneath
    • ·just after; right after
    • ·inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior)
    • ·trade-in
    • ·preliminary; preparatory
    N5
  • する
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あろう
    • ·to be; to exist; to live
    • ·to have
    • ·to be located
    • ·to be equipped with
    • ·to happen; to come about
    • ·to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)
    N5
  • なる
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • 多いおおい
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • 意味いみ
    • ·meaning; significance; sense
    N5
  • 広いひろいAs it appears here: 広く
    • ·spacious; vast; wide
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: して
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 新聞しんぶん
    • ·newspaper
    N5
  • 使うつかうAs it appears here: 使わない
    • ·to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
    • ·to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
    • ·to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
    • ·to use (language); to speak
    N5
  • するAs it appears here:
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • なか
    • ·inside; interior
    • ·among; within
    • ·middle; center; centre
    • ·during; while; middle; midst; amid
    • ·interval; gap
    • ·mean; average
    • ·second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes); middle
    • ·medium grade; medium quality
    • ·red-light district
    N5
  • こえ
    • ·voice
    • ·singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot
    • ·voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will
    • ·sound
    • ·sense (of something's arrival); feeling
    • ·voice; voiced sound
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • うえ
    • ·above; over; up
    • ·top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase)
    • ·surface; on (top of)
    • ·the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part
    • ·superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class)
    • ·elder; older; senior
    • ·with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk)
    • ·besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ...
    • ·after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ...
    • ·since ...; now that ...; because ...
    • ·honorable; venerable; dear
    • ·emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo
    N5
  • 使うつかう
    • ·to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
    • ·to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
    • ·to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
    • ·to use (language); to speak
    N5
  • 若いわかい
    • ·young; youthful
    • ·immature; green
    • ·low (number); small
    N5
  • するAs it appears here:
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 高いたかい
    • ·high; tall
    • ·expensive; high-priced
    • ·high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
    • ·loud
    • ·high-pitched; shrill
    N5
  • 低いひくい
    • ·low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)
    • ·low (position); close to the ground
    • ·short (height)
    • ·deep (voice); in a low key; low (volume)
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 高いたかいAs it appears here: 高く
    • ·high; tall
    • ·expensive; high-priced
    • ·high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
    • ·loud
    • ·high-pitched; shrill
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なって
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • 問題もんだい
    • ·question (e.g. on a test); problem
    • ·problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
    • ·question (i.e. doubt)
    • ·public discussion; controversy
    • ·trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
    N5
  • できる
    • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
    • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
    • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
    • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
    • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
    • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
    • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
    • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
    • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
    • ·to get pregnant
    N5
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    N5
  • 大切たいせつ
    • ·important; significant; serious; crucial
    • ·precious; valuable; dear; cherished; beloved
    • ·careful
    N5
  • ここ
    • ·here; this place
    • ·this point; here; now
    • ·these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
    • ·the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...
    N5
  • 場合ばあい
    • ·case; occasion; situation; circumstances
    N4
  • 十分じゅうぶん
    • ·enough; sufficient; plenty; adequate; satisfactory
    • ·sufficiently; fully; thoroughly; well; perfectly
    • ·division into ten
    N4
  • 必要ひつよう
    • ·necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
    • ·necessity; need; requirement
    N4
  • 簡単かんたん
    • ·simple; easy; uncomplicated
    • ·brief; quick; light
    N4
  • 生活せいかつ
    • ·life; living
    • ·livelihood; (one's) living
    N4
  • 割合わりあい
    • ·rate; ratio; percentage; proportion
    • ·comparatively
    • ·contrary to expectations
    N4
  • 利用りよう
    • ·use; utilization; utilisation; application
    N4
  • 機会きかい
    • ·chance; opportunity; occasion
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえる
    • ·to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
    • ·to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
    • ·to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
    • ·to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
    • ·to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
    • ·to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
    • ·to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
    N4
  • 使用しよう
    • ·use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
    N3
  • 得るえるAs it appears here: 得ない
    • ·to be able to ...; can ...
    • ·to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain
    N3
  • めん
    • ·face
    • ·mask; face guard
    • ·striking the head (in kendo)
    • ·surface (esp. a geometrical surface)
    • ·page
    • ·aspect; facet; side
    • ·chamfer
    • ·counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game
    N3
  • 既にすでに
    • ·already
    • ·previously; before
    • ·undeniably; unmistakably; in the first place
    N3
  • 用いるもちいるAs it appears here: 用いた
    • ·to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
    N3
  • ほう
    • ·direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
    • ·side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
    • ·type; category
    • ·field (of study, etc.)
    • ·indicates one side of a comparison
    • ·way; method; manner; means
    • ·length (of each side of a square)
    N3
  • 相手あいて
    • ·companion; partner; company
    • ·other party; addressee; counterparty
    • ·opponent (sports, etc.)
    N3
  • 目的もくてき
    • ·purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
    N3
  • 応じるおうじるAs it appears here: 応じて
    • ·to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
    N3
  • 判断はんだん
    • ·judgment; judgement; decision; conclusion; adjudication
    • ·divination
    • ·judgement
    N3
  • 知識ちしき
    • ·knowledge; information
    N3
  • こと
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
    • ·circumstances; situation; state of affairs
    • ·work; business; affair
    • ·after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
    • ·nominalizing suffix
    • ·pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
    • ·alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
    • ·necessity; need
    • ·you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
    N3
  • 国民こくみん
    • ·people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
    • ·Democratic Party for the People
    N3
  • 一般いっぱん
    • ·general; universal
    • ·ordinary; average; common; non-celebrity
    • ·the same; no different; (just) as if
    N3
  • 対象たいしょう
    • ·target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
    N3
  • 放送ほうそう
    • ·broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • つき
    • ·Moon
    • ·month
    • ·moonlight
    • ·(a) moon; natural satellite
    N3
  • にち
    • ·Sunday
    • ·nth day (of the month)
    • ·counter for days
    • ·Japan
    N3
  • 現代げんだい
    • ·present age; present day; today
    • ·modern era; modern times
    N3
  • 表すあらわす
    • ·to represent; to signify; to stand for
    • ·to reveal; to show; to display
    • ·to express
    • ·to make widely known
    N3
  • 一方いっぽう
    • ·one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party
    • ·on the one hand; on the other hand
    • ·whereas; although; but at the same time; meanwhile; in turn
    • ·just keeps; being inclined to ...; tending to be ...; tending to do ...; continuously ...; just keeps on ...ing; only
    N3
  • 調査ちょうさ
    • ·investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
    N3
  • 増加ぞうか
    • ·increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
    N3
  • 年齢ねんれい
    • ·age; years
    N3
  • 違いちがい
    • ·difference; distinction; discrepancy
    • ·mistake; error
    N3
  • 障害しょうがい
    • ·obstacle; impediment; hindrance; barrier; difficulty
    • ·disorder; defect; disability; handicap; impairment; dysfunction
    • ·steeplechase
    • ·obstacle race; steeplechase (athletics)
    N3
  • 心配しんぱい
    • ·worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear
    • ·care; help; aid; assistance
    N3
  • 医療いりょう
    • ·medical treatment; medical care
    N3
  • 分野ぶんや
    • ·field; sphere; realm; division; branch
    N3
  • 理解りかい
    • ·understanding; comprehension; appreciation
    • ·sympathy
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • なすAs it appears here: なされる
    • ·to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
    N2
  • 安易あんい
    • ·easy; simple
    • ·easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic; irresponsible; careless; quick (to do)
    N2
  • あふれるAs it appears here: あふれて
    • ·to overflow; to brim over; to flood
    N2
  • あいまい
    • ·vague; ambiguous; unclear
    • ·shady; disreputable
    • ·fuzzy
    N2
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • か否かN1

    Presents two opposite alternatives, asking whether or not something is the case — 'whether or not ~'.

    そうした場合は別として、一般的には、相手や目的に応じて十分な配慮の下に、その外来語や外国語を使用するか否かの判断がなされる必要があろう。

    Apart from such cases, in general, a decision on whether to use a loanword or foreign term should be made with due consideration for the audience and purpose.

Other levels26 patterns
  • に伴ってN2

    as one thing changes or occurs, another change accompanies it — 'along with; as; in tandem with'.

    国際化の進展や新技術の開発などに伴って、新しい概念やニュアンスの提示など、外来語・外国語を使用せざるを得ない面があり、また、既に外来語・外国語を用いた方がその日本語訳よりも分かりやすい場合もある。

    With advances in internationalization and the development of new technologies, there are situations in which loanwords or foreign-language terms must be used to express new concepts or nuances, and there are also cases where using an already established loanword or foreign term is easier to understand than its Japanese translation.

  • ざるを得ないN2

    expresses being compelled by circumstances with no alternative, 'have no choice but to ~ / cannot help but ~'

    国際化の進展や新技術の開発などに伴って、新しい概念やニュアンスの提示など、外来語・外国語を使用せざるを得ない面があり、また、既に外来語・外国語を用いた方がその日本語訳よりも分かりやすい場合もある。

    With advances in internationalization and the development of new technologies, there are situations in which loanwords or foreign-language terms must be used to express new concepts or nuances, and there are also cases where using an already established loanword or foreign term is easier to understand than its Japanese translation.

  • は別としてN2

    Sets one thing aside as a separate matter in order to deal with the rest — 'setting X aside', 'apart from X'.

    そうした場合は別として、一般的には、相手や目的に応じて十分な配慮の下に、その外来語や外国語を使用するか否かの判断がなされる必要があろう。

    Apart from such cases, in general, a decision on whether to use a loanword or foreign term should be made with due consideration for the audience and purpose.

  • に応じてN2

    Expresses that something varies or is adjusted in accordance with the preceding condition; 'depending on / in response to'.

    そうした場合は別として、一般的には、相手や目的に応じて十分な配慮の下に、その外来語や外国語を使用するか否かの判断がなされる必要があろう。

    Apart from such cases, in general, a decision on whether to use a loanword or foreign term should be made with due consideration for the audience and purpose.

  • 際にN2

    Formal 'on the occasion of / when', marking the time at which a (usually formal) action takes place.

    外来語・外国語を使用する際には、相手が理解できるかどうかを考えることも大切だ。

    When using loanwords or foreign-language terms, it is also important to consider whether the other person will understand them.

  • よりもN3

    Emphatic comparison marking one thing as exceeding another — 'even more than, rather than'.

    国際化の進展や新技術の開発などに伴って、新しい概念やニュアンスの提示など、外来語・外国語を使用せざるを得ない面があり、また、既に外来語・外国語を用いた方がその日本語訳よりも分かりやすい場合もある。

    With advances in internationalization and the development of new technologies, there are situations in which loanwords or foreign-language terms must be used to express new concepts or nuances, and there are also cases where using an already established loanword or foreign term is easier to understand than its Japanese translation.

  • 的(てき)N32 times in this passage

    A suffix turning a noun into a na-adjective meaning "relating to / -like / -ical" (一般的, 科学的).

    そうした場合は別として、一般的には、相手や目的に応じて十分な配慮の下に、その外来語や外国語を使用するか否かの判断がなされる必要があろう。

    Apart from such cases, in general, a decision on whether to use a loanword or foreign term should be made with due consideration for the audience and purpose.

  • に対してN3

    Marks the target or object an action is directed at, or sets up a contrast between two things, 'toward / with regard to / in contrast to'.

    外来語・外国語は基本的にその語に対する知識がないと伝達不能になることが多い。

    Loanwords and foreign-language terms often fail to communicate their meaning unless the recipient already knows the term.

  • によって/によるN3

    Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.

    (文化庁2015年10月23日取得による

    (Based on the Agency for Cultural Affairs, accessed October 23, 2015)

  • べきではないN3

    States what one ought not to do — 'shouldn't / ought not to'.

    外来語・外国語は意味があいまいなので使用すべきではないという声も多い。

    Many people also argue that loanwords and foreign-language terms should not be used because their meanings are ambiguous.

  • というN32 times in this passage

    Quotative marker plus 'say' that introduces a name, definition, or reported content — 'called', 'known as', 'that (one) says'.

    外来語・外国語は意味があいまいなので使用すべきではないという声も多い。

    Many people also argue that loanwords and foreign-language terms should not be used because their meanings are ambiguous.

  • によると/によればN3

    Cites the source of reported/hearsay information, typically paired with a hearsay ending; 'according to'.

    一方、ある調査によると、若い世代は外来語・外国語使用の増加を容認し、使用する割合が高いが、年齢の高い世代ではその割合が低いそうだ。

    On the other hand, according to one survey, younger generations are more accepting of the increase in loanwords and foreign-language terms and use them at higher rates, while those rates are lower among older generations.

  • などN44 times in this passage

    Lists one or more representative items and implies others of the same kind exist — 'and so on / etc. / such as'.

    国際化の進展や新技術の開発などに伴って、新しい概念やニュアンスの提示など、外来語・外国語を使用せざるを得ない面があり、また、既に外来語・外国語を用いた方がその日本語訳よりも分かりやすい場合もある。

    With advances in internationalization and the development of new technologies, there are situations in which loanwords or foreign-language terms must be used to express new concepts or nuances, and there are also cases where using an already established loanword or foreign term is easier to understand than its Japanese translation.

  • やすいN4

    Attaches to a verb stem to mean the action is easy to do ('easy to ~').

    国際化の進展や新技術の開発などに伴って、新しい概念やニュアンスの提示など、外来語・外国語を使用せざるを得ない面があり、また、既に外来語・外国語を用いた方がその日本語訳よりも分かりやすい場合もある。

    With advances in internationalization and the development of new technologies, there are situations in which loanwords or foreign-language terms must be used to express new concepts or nuances, and there are also cases where using an already established loanword or foreign term is easier to understand than its Japanese translation.

  • 場合は(ばあいは)N4

    States the situation or condition under which something applies — 'in the case of; in the event that; if'.

    そうした場合は別として、一般的には、相手や目的に応じて十分な配慮の下に、その外来語や外国語を使用するか否かの判断がなされる必要があろう。

    Apart from such cases, in general, a decision on whether to use a loanword or foreign term should be made with due consideration for the audience and purpose.

  • 必要がある(ひつようがある)N4

    States that doing something is necessary or required — 'need to, it is necessary to'.

    そうした場合は別として、一般的には、相手や目的に応じて十分な配慮の下に、その外来語や外国語を使用するか否かの判断がなされる必要があろう。

    Apart from such cases, in general, a decision on whether to use a loanword or foreign term should be made with due consideration for the audience and purpose.

  • ようにするN4

    Expresses making an ongoing effort or arranging things so that something does or doesn't happen — "make sure to / try to (do regularly)".

    そういう意味で、広く国民一般を対象にしている官公庁、新聞・放送等では、簡単に日本語に言い換えられる外来語・外国語や耳慣れない外来語・外国語などは安易に使わないようにすべきである。

    In that sense, government agencies, newspapers, broadcasters, and others that address the general public should avoid casually using loanwords and foreign terms that can easily be replaced with Japanese or that are unfamiliar to many people.

  • にくいN4

    Attaches to a verb stem to say an action is hard to perform, 'difficult to ~ / hard to ~.'

    しかし、グローバル化する現代では、既存の日本語で置き換えにくい新しい概念や事象を表す上で、外来語・外国語を使うのは仕方がないことだ。

    However, in today’s globalizing world, it is unavoidable to use loanwords and foreign terms to express new concepts and phenomena that are difficult to replace with existing Japanese words.

  • ようだN4

    Expresses conjecture or resemblance drawn from evidence, "it seems / looks like".

    このような違いが、世代間のコミュニケーションの障害になるという心配もある。

    There are also concerns that such differences may become an obstacle to communication between generations.

  • かどうかN4

    Embeds a yes/no question inside a larger sentence — 'whether or not', 'if ... or not'.

    外来語・外国語を使用する際には、相手が理解できるかどうかを考えることも大切だ。

    When using loanwords or foreign-language terms, it is also important to consider whether the other person will understand them.

  • がありますN5

    States the existence or possession of an inanimate thing, "there is / to have".

    国際化の進展や新技術の開発などに伴って、新しい概念やニュアンスの提示など、外来語・外国語を使用せざるを得ない面があり、また、既に外来語・外国語を用いた方がその日本語訳よりも分かりやすい場合もある。

    With advances in internationalization and the development of new technologies, there are situations in which loanwords or foreign-language terms must be used to express new concepts or nuances, and there are also cases where using an already established loanword or foreign term is easier to understand than its Japanese translation.

  • にするN5

    To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'

    そういう意味で、広く国民一般を対象にしている官公庁、新聞・放送等では、簡単に日本語に言い換えられる外来語・外国語や耳慣れない外来語・外国語などは安易に使わないようにすべきである。

    In that sense, government agencies, newspapers, broadcasters, and others that address the general public should avoid casually using loanwords and foreign terms that can easily be replaced with Japanese or that are unfamiliar to many people.

  • 〜ているN52 times in this passage

    Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

    そういう意味で、広く国民一般を対象にしている官公庁、新聞・放送等では、簡単に日本語に言い換えられる外来語・外国語や耳慣れない外来語・外国語などは安易に使わないようにすべきである。

    In that sense, government agencies, newspapers, broadcasters, and others that address the general public should avoid casually using loanwords and foreign terms that can easily be replaced with Japanese or that are unfamiliar to many people.

  • のでN5

    Gives a reason or cause with a soft, objective/polite nuance — 'because / since'.

    外来語・外国語は意味があいまいなので使用すべきではないという声も多い。

    Many people also argue that loanwords and foreign-language terms should not be used because their meanings are ambiguous.

  • しかしN5

    Contrastive conjunction joining two sentences, 'however / but'.

    しかし、グローバル化する現代では、既存の日本語で置き換えにくい新しい概念や事象を表す上で、外来語・外国語を使うのは仕方がないことだ。

    However, in today’s globalizing world, it is unavoidable to use loanwords and foreign terms to express new concepts and phenomena that are difficult to replace with existing Japanese words.

  • 〜てからN5

    Marks that one action finishes, and only afterward does the next one happen — “after doing”.

    また、年齢が高くなってから利用機会が多くなる医療や福祉の分野で、外来語・外国語の使用が多いことも問題だ。

    It is also problematic that loanwords and foreign-language terms are frequently used in medical care and welfare, fields that people tend to use more as they grow older.

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