はるか昔の初期の文化においては、競技で使われているボールは太陽を象徴していました。

Sentence Analyzer

はるか昔の初期の文化においては、競技で使われているぼーるは太陽を象徴していました。

English Translation

Long ago in early cultures, the ball in the game was the symbol of the sun.

Furigana

はるか昔(むかし)の初期(しょき)の文化(ぶんか)においては、競技(きょうぎ)で使(つか)われているボールは太陽(たいよう)を象徴(しょうちょう)していました。

Romanji

Haruka mukashi no shoki no bunka nioite wa, kyōgi de tsukawareteiru bo-ru wa taiyō o shōchōshiteimashita.

Words

遥か (はるか)

far; far away; distant; remote; far off

昔 (むかし)

olden days; former

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

初期 (しょき)

early (days); initial stage; initial

文化 (ぶんか)

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

に於いて (において)

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

競技 (きょうぎ)

game; match; contest

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

使う (つかう)

to use (a thing, 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

ホール (ホール)

hall (dance, concert, etc.); hole; whole; dining area of a restaurant

太陽 (たいよう)

sun; solar

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

象徴 (しょうちょう)

symbol