• それ
  • ·that; it
  • ·then; that point (in time); that time
  • ·there
  • ·you
  N5
• 人ひと
  • ·person; someone; somebody
  • ·human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
  • ·human (Homo sapiens)
  • ·(other) people; others
  • ·character; personality; nature
  • ·capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
  • ·adult; grown-up
  • ·I; me; one
  N5
• その
  • ·that; the
  • ·part (as in "part two")
  • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
  N5
• 意味いみ
  • ·meaning; significance; sense
  N5
• 知るしるAs it appears here: 知ろう
  • ·to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover
  • ·to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize
  • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate
  • ·to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with
  • ·to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship)
  • ·to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know
  • ·to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility
  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
• これ
  • ·this; this one
  • ·this person
  • ·now; this point (in time)
  • ·here
  • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
  • ·I; me
  N5
• もの
  • ·thing; object; article; stuff; substance
  • ·one's things; possessions; property; belongings
  • ·things; something; anything; everything; nothing
  • ·quality
  • ·reason; the way of things
  • ·used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
  • ·item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
  • ·cause of ...; cause for ...
  • ·somehow; somewhat; for some reason
  • ·really; truly
  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
• しかし
  • ·however; but
  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
• するAs it appears here: した
  • ·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
• 使うつかうAs it appears here: 使われて
  • ·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
• 付けるつけるAs it appears here: 付けられて
  • ·to attach; to join; to connect; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); to put against
  • ·to furnish (a house with)
  • ·to wear; to put on
  • ·to keep a diary; to make an entry
  • ·to appraise; to set (a price)
  • ·to allot; to budget; to assign
  • ·to bring alongside
  • ·to place (under guard or doctor)
  • ·to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
  • ·to load; to give (courage to)
  • ·to keep (an eye on)
  • ·to establish (relations or understanding)
  • ·to turn on (a light)
  • ·to produce flowers (of a plant); to produce fruit
  • ·to attach; to play an attachment
  • ·to do intensely; to do fiercely; to do strongly
  • ·to be used to (doing); to be accustomed to
  N5
• 一つひとつ
  • ·one
  • ·for one thing
  • ·only
  • ·(not) even
  • ·just (e.g. "just try it")
  • ·some kind of; one type of
  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
• 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
• この
  • ·this
  • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
  • ·you (as in "you liar")
  N5
• するAs it appears here: しました
  • ·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
• 付けるつけるAs it appears here: 付けた
  • ·to attach; to join; to connect; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); to put against
  • ·to furnish (a house with)
  • ·to wear; to put on
  • ·to keep a diary; to make an entry
  • ·to appraise; to set (a price)
  • ·to allot; to budget; to assign
  • ·to bring alongside
  • ·to place (under guard or doctor)
  • ·to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
  • ·to load; to give (courage to)
  • ·to keep (an eye on)
  • ·to establish (relations or understanding)
  • ·to turn on (a light)
  • ·to produce flowers (of a plant); to produce fruit
  • ·to attach; to play an attachment
  • ·to do intensely; to do fiercely; to do strongly
  • ·to be used to (doing); to be accustomed to
  N5
• するAs it appears here: され
  • ·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
• するAs it appears here: されて
  • ·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
• するAs it appears here: し
  • ·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
• ほとんど
  • ·almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually; basically; just about; all but
  • ·hardly; barely; scarcely; little
  • ·large majority; large proportion; greater part; most (of); almost all (of)
  N4
• 付くつくAs it appears here: 付いて
  • ·to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling
  • ·to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye
  • ·to bear (fruit, interest, etc.)
  • ·to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
  • ·to take root
  • ·to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with
  • ·to side with; to belong to
  • ·to possess; to haunt
  • ·to be lit; to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.)
  • ·to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided
  • ·to be given (of a name, price, etc.)
  • ·to be sensed; to be perceived
  • ·to be lucky
  • ·to become (a state, condition, etc.)
  N4
• 危険きけん
  • ·danger; peril; hazard
  • ·risk
  N4
• 社会しゃかい
  • ·society; public; community; the world
  • ·social studies
  N4
• ため
  • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
  • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
  • ·consequence; result; effect
  • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
  N4
• 伝えるつたえる
  • ·to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath
  N4
• 正しいただしいAs it appears here: 正しく
  • ·right; correct
  • ·proper; righteous; just; honest; truthful; lawful
  N4
• 必要ひつよう
  • ·necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
  • ·necessity; need; requirement
  N4
• 行うおこなうAs it appears here: 行われた
  • ·to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
  N4
• 製品せいひん
  • ·manufactured goods; finished goods; product
  N3
• 更にさらに
  • ·furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
  N3
• 満足まんぞく
  • ·satisfaction; contentment; gratification
  • ·sufficient; satisfactory; enough; adequate; proper; decent
  • ·satisfying (an equation)
  N3
• 起こるおこるAs it appears here: 起こらない
  • ·to occur; to happen
  N3
• 損害そんがい
  • ·damage; injury; loss
  N3
• 与えるあたえるAs it appears here: 与えたり
  • ·to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award
  • ·to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply
  • ·to assign
  • ·to cause
  • ·to pass (a variable to a function)
  N3
• 現実げんじつ
  • ·reality; actuality; hard fact
  N3
• 利益りえき
  • ·profit; gains
  • ·benefit; advantage; good; interests (e.g. of society)
  • ·grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing; miracle
  N3
• 様々さまざま
  • ·various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
  N3
• 手段しゅだん
  • ·means; way; measure
  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
• 証明しょうめい
  • ·proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
  N3
• 情報じょうほう
  • ·information; news; report; intelligence
  • ·information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)
  • ·informatics (as a subject)
  N3
• 判断はんだん
  • ·judgment; judgement; decision; conclusion; adjudication
  • ·divination
  • ·judgement
  N3
• 助けるたすける
  • ·to save; to rescue; to spare
  • ·to help; to assist
  • ·to support (financially); to contribute (to); to provide aid
  • ·to facilitate; to stimulate; to promote; to contribute to
  N3
• 主におもに
  • ·mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
  N3
• 事情じじょう
  • ·circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
  N3
• 年代ねんだい
  • ·age; era; period; date
  N3
• 機能きのう
  • ·function; facility; faculty; feature
  N3
• 理解りかい
  • ·understanding; comprehension; appreciation
  • ·sympathy
  N3
• 支えるささえる
  • ·to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up; to defend
  • ·to hold at bay; to stem; to check
  N3
• 評価ひょうか
  • ·valuation; appraisal; evaluation; assessment; estimation; rating; judging
  • ·appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement; rating highly; praising
  N3
• 適切てきせつ
  • ·appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right; pertinent; relevant
  N3
• そこで
  • ·so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
  N3
• 検討けんとう
  • ·consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion; analysis; review
  N3
• 分析ぶんせき
  • ·analysis
  N3
• 開始かいし
  • ·start; commencement; beginning; initiation
  N3
• 公共こうきょう
  • ·public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
  N2
• 基準きじゅん
  • ·standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge; basis
  N2
• 溢れるあふれるAs it appears here: 溢れた
  • ·to overflow; to brim over; to flood
  N2
• 本来ほんらい
  • ·originally; primarily
  • ·essentially; intrinsically; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself
  • ·proper; rightful; legal; normal
  N2

Example sentences are translated by AI.

• に反してN2

  Marks an outcome or action that runs opposite to an expectation, rule, or wish; "contrary to, against, in opposition to."

  成熟した社会では、公共の利益に反する製品を市場から排除するために様々な仕組みと手段が使われていますが、製品に付けられている「適合マーク」もその一つです。

  In a mature society, various systems and measures are used to exclude from the market products that conflict with the public interest, and the “conformity mark” placed on products is one such measure.

• によると/によればN3

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

  見方によればこれは①市場の健全さの表れです。

  From one point of view, this is ① a sign of a healthy market.

• ためにN3

  marks a purpose ('in order to') or a cause ('because of / owing to').

  成熟した社会では、公共の利益に反する製品を市場から排除するために様々な仕組みと手段が使われていますが、製品に付けられている「適合マーク」もその一つです。

  In a mature society, various systems and measures are used to exclude from the market products that conflict with the public interest, and the “conformity mark” placed on products is one such measure.

• において/におけるN3

  Formally marks the place, time, or domain in which something holds, 'in / at / regarding'.

  適合マークは、業者間の取引における要件として、また、消費者の購入判断を助ける手段として古くから使われてきましたが、それらは主に地域社会のツールであり、意味や使い方は地域社会のルールでした。

  Conformity marks have long been used both as requirements in business-to-business transactions and as tools to help consumers make purchasing decisions, but they were mainly tools of local communities, with their meaning and use governed by local rules.

• としてN32 times in this passage

  Marks the role, capacity, or status in which someone or something acts — "as (a doctor / a rule / etc.)".

  適合マークは、業者間の取引における要件として、また、消費者の購入判断を助ける手段として古くから使われてきましたが、それらは主に地域社会のツールであり、意味や使い方は地域社会のルールでした。

  Conformity marks have long been used both as requirements in business-to-business transactions and as tools to help consumers make purchasing decisions, but they were mainly tools of local communities, with their meaning and use governed by local rules.

• によって/によるN32 times in this passage

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

  市場のグローバル化により、見知らぬマークを付けた外国製品が各国の市場に溢れたからです。

  This was because globalization caused foreign products bearing unfamiliar marks to flood markets around the world.

• に関する/に関してN3

  Marks the topic that the following statement concerns or relates to; "regarding, concerning, about."

  そこで、ISO（国際標準化機構）は1996年に適合マークに関する検討グループを設置し、問題の分析と解決策の検討を開始しました。

  Accordingly, in 1996 ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) established a group to study conformity marks and began analyzing the problems and considering solutions.

• 〜てくるN4

  Verb te-form plus 来る, marking motion toward the speaker or the gradual onset of a state — 'come to do' / 'start to / become'.

  適合マークは、業者間の取引における要件として、また、消費者の購入判断を助ける手段として古くから使われてきましたが、それらは主に地域社会のツールであり、意味や使い方は地域社会のルールでした。

  Conformity marks have long been used both as requirements in business-to-business transactions and as tools to help consumers make purchasing decisions, but they were mainly tools of local communities, with their meaning and use governed by local rules.

• 方（かた）N4

  Attaches to a verb's masu-stem to name the manner or method of doing it, "way of / how to".

  適合マークは、業者間の取引における要件として、また、消費者の購入判断を助ける手段として古くから使われてきましたが、それらは主に地域社会のツールであり、意味や使い方は地域社会のルールでした。

  Conformity marks have long been used both as requirements in business-to-business transactions and as tools to help consumers make purchasing decisions, but they were mainly tools of local communities, with their meaning and use governed by local rules.

• が必要（がひつよう）N42 times in this passage

  Marks something as necessary or required — 'need X / X is necessary'.

  適合マークが②本来の機能を果たすには、そのマークが多数の人々に認知され、意味が正しく理解されていることが必要です。

  For a conformity mark to fulfill ② its original function, it must be recognized by a large number of people and its meaning must be correctly understood.

• 〜ているN55 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”.

  市場の製品のほとんどに何らかのマークが付いています。

  Almost every product on the market bears some kind of mark.

• だろうN52 times in this passage

  Presumptive expressing conjecture — 'probably', 'I think', or seeking agreement 'right?'; plain だろう / polite でしょう.

  それに気づく人は少数であり、その意味を知ろうとする人は更に少数でしょう。

  Only a small number of people notice them, and even fewer probably try to find out what they mean.

• だ / ですN58 times in this passage

  The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.

  見方によればこれは①市場の健全さの表れです。

  From one point of view, this is ① a sign of a healthy market.

• しかしN5

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

  しかし、中には使用者に損害を与えたり危険にさらしたりする製品もあるのが現実です。

  In reality, however, some products cause harm to users or expose them to danger.

• 〜たり〜たりN52 times in this passage

  Lists a few representative actions among others done at various times, 'do things like X and Y'.

  しかし、中には使用者に損害を与えたり危険にさらしたりする製品もあるのが現実です。

  In reality, however, some products cause harm to users or expose them to danger.