その起源を突き止めるには中世にさかのぼらなくてはいけない。
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English Translation
We must go back to the Middle Ages to trace the origin.
Furigana
その起源 を突 き止 めるには中世 にさかのぼらなくてはいけない。
Romanji
Sono kigen o tsukitomeru ni wa chūsei ni sakanoboranakute waikenai.
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...
起源
(きげん)
origin; beginning; rise
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.
突き止める
(つきとめる)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to make sure; to locate; to identify; to find out; to ascertain
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
は
(は)
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
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
ば
(ば)
if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since
Kanji
Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ
Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up
Readings: ゲン、 みなもと
Meanings: source, origin
Readings: トツ、 カ、 つ.く
Meanings: stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden
Readings: シ、 と.まる、 -ど.まり、 と.める、 -と.める、 -ど.め、 とど.める、 とど.め、 とど.まる、 や.める、 や.む、 -や.む、 よ.す、 -さ.す、 -さ.し
Meanings: stop, halt
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