(にほん)

Japan

(せきゆ)

oil, petroleum

(ふね)

ship

(あいちけん)

Aichi Prefecture

(つく)

to arrive

(かいしゃ)

company

(ちゅうとう)

Middle East

(はこぶ)

to carry; to transport

(ほるむずかいきょう)

Strait of Hormuz

(うみ)

sea, ocean

(みち)

road, street, path

(とおる)

to pass through

(せかい)

world

(たいせつ)

important

(とても)

very; extremely

(ばしょ)

place

(これから)

from now on

(あんぜん)

safety

(いう)

to say

(おおく)

many, much

(がいこく)

foreign country

(かう)

to buy

(にゅーす)

news

past tense

The た form indicates completed actions. 出発した means 'departed'.

called/named ~

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

in order to ～

Expresses purpose.

want to ~

Verb stem + たい to express desire.

because ~ / since ~

Causal connector. Because JA is buying at higher prices, store prices will also rise.

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.

日本の石油の船が愛知県に着いた

A Japanese oil ship has arrived in Aichi Prefecture

日本の石油の会社の船が、愛知県に着きました。

A ship belonging to a Japanese oil company has arrived in Aichi Prefecture.

この船は、中東から石油を運んできました。

This ship carried oil from the Middle East.

船はホルムズ海峡という海の道を通りました。

The ship passed through a sea route called the Strait of Hormuz.

この海峡は、世界の石油を運ぶためにとても大切な場所です。

This strait is a very important place for transporting the world's oil.

会社は「これからも安全に石油を運びたい」と言いました。

The company said, "We want to keep transporting oil safely from now on as well."

日本は石油の多くを外国から買っているので、このニュースは大切です。

Because Japan buys much of its oil from foreign countries, this news is important.