プラスチックが従来の多くの材料に取って代わった。

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プラスチック が 従来 の 多く の 材料 に 取って 代わった 。

English Translation

Plastics have taken the place of many conventional materials.

Furigana

プラスチックが従来(じゅうらい)の多(おお)くの材料(ざいりょう)に取(と)って代(か)わった。

Romanji

Purasuchikku ga jūrai no ōku no zairyō ni totte kawatta.

Words

プラスチック (プラスチック、プラスティック)

plastic

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

従来 (じゅうらい)

up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual; existing

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

材料 (ざいりょう)

ingredients; material

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

取る (とる)

to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play

替わる (かわる)

to succeed; to relieve; to replace; to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch

Kanji

従

Readings: ジュウ、 ショウ、 ジュ、 したが.う、 したが.える、 より

Meanings: accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate

来

Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ

Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become

多

Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る

Meanings: many, frequent, much

材

Reading: ザイ

Meanings: lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent

料

Reading: リョウ

Meanings: fee, materials

取

Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り

Meanings: take, fetch, take up

代

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ

Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee