その王は４０年間にわたって人民の上に君臨した。

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English Translation

The king reigned over his people for forty years.

Furigana

その王(おう)は４０年間(ねんかん)にわたって人民(じんみん)の上(うえ)に君臨(くんりん)した。

Romanji

Sono ō wa yon zero nenkan niwatatte jinmin no ueni kunrinshita.

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...

王 (おう)

king; ruler; sovereign; monarch; tycoon; magnate; champion; master; king

は (は)

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

四 (し、よん、よ)

four

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

年間 (ねんかん)

year (period of)

に渡って (にわたって)

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

人民 (じんみん)

people; public

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

君臨 (くんりん)

reigning; controlling; to reign; to dictate; to control