(ちかん)

groper, molester

(ふせぐ)

to prevent / to protect against

(アプリ)

app, application

(デジポリス)

DigiPolice (app name)

(けいさつ)

police

(つくる)

to make

(ひがい)

damage; harm

(やくだつ)

to be useful, helpful

(なまえ)

name

(でんしゃ)

electric train

(なか)

inside

(こまる)

to be troubled; to be in difficulty

(スマートフォン)

smartphone

(がめん)

screen, display

(おおきな)

big (attrib.)

(もじ)

character, letter, text

(やめる)

to stop; to quit

(ひょうじ)

display, indication

(こえ)

voice

(だす)

to serve, put out

(みせる)

to show; to display

(まわり)

Surroundings; people around; vicinity

(ひと)

person / people

(たすけ)

help / rescue

(もとめる)

to seek, request

(さらに)

furthermore, even more

(おと)

sound

(ならす)

to sound, ring

(きのう)

function, feature

(つかう)

to use

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(あう)

to meet / to encounter (something bad)

(ひとり)

one person / alone

(がまん)

patience, endurance, putting up with

(すぐに)

immediately

(そうだん)

consultation; discussion

(はなす)

to speak, talk

in order to ～

Expresses purpose.

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

called/named ~

Used to introduce or name something. In this article, 「鳥貴族」という店 means 'a store called Torikizoku'.

when ~

Indicates the time when something happened — when he was in junior high school.

Even ~; also at ~

Particle でも after a noun means 'even' or 'also at.' 首相官邸の庭でも means 'even at the Prime Minister's residence garden.'

according to ...

Cites a source of information. The noun before によると is the source. Often followed by a reported statement.

I hear that / it is said

Reports hearsay. 大きく育つそうです means '(I hear) they grow big'.

if ..., when ...

Conditional form indicating 'if' or 'when' something happens. Formed by adding ら to the た-form of a verb. Expresses a hypothetical or temporal condition.

without doing ...

Negative connective; here 'without enduring it alone, consult right away'.

want (someone) to do ...

Expresses a wish for someone else to do something. Formed with て-form + ほしい. The person you want to act is marked with に.

痴漢を防ぐアプリ「デジポリス」

"Digi Police," an app to prevent groping

警察が作ったアプリが、痴漢の被害を防ぐために役立っている。

An app created by the police is helping to prevent groping.

このアプリの名前はデジポリスという。

This app is called Digi Police.

電車の中などで痴漢に困ったとき、スマートフォンの画面に大きな文字で「やめてください」と表示できる。

When you are troubled by a groper on a train or elsewhere, you can display "Please stop" in large letters on your smartphone screen.

声を出せないときでも、画面を見せて周りの人に助けを求められる。

Even when you cannot speak out, you can show the screen and ask the people around you for help.

さらに、大きな音を鳴らす機能もある。

In addition, it also has a function to make a loud sound.

警察によると、このアプリを使う人が増えているそうだ。

According to the police, the number of people using this app is increasing.

痴漢の被害にあったら、一人で我慢せず、すぐに相談してほしいと話している。

They say that if you become a victim of groping, you should not endure it alone but consult someone right away.