その大聖堂の建立は中世にもさかのぼる。

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その 聖堂 建立 中世 さかのぼる

English Translation

The cathedral dates back to the Middle Ages.

Furigana

その(だい)聖堂(せいどう)建立(こんりゅう)中世(ちゅうせい)にもさかのぼる。

Romanji

Sono dai seidō no konryū wa chūsei ni mo sakanoboru.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
(おお)
big; large
聖堂 (せいどう)
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
()
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
建立 (こんりゅう、けんりつ)
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
中世 (ちゅうせい)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods ); medieval times; mediaeval times
()
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
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
遡る (さかのぼる)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to; to make retroactive

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 ひじり
Meanings: holy, saint, sage, master, priest
Reading: ドウ
Meanings: public chamber, hall
Readings: ケン、 コン、 た.てる、 た.て、 -だ.て、 た.つ
Meaning: build
Readings: リツ、 リュウ、 リットル、 た.つ、 -た.つ、 た.ち-、 た.てる、 -た.てる、 た.て-、 たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる
Meanings: stand up, rise, set up, erect
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう
Meanings: generation, world, society, public