この仕事の遂行は多くの歳月を要した。

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この 仕事 の 遂行 は 多く の 歳月 を 要した 。

English Translation

The accomplishment of this task took many years.

Furigana

この仕事(しごと)の遂行(すいこう)は多(おお)くの歳月(さいげつ)を要(よう)した。

Romanji

Kono shigoto no suikō wa ōku no saigetsu o yōshita.

Words

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

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

遂行 (すいこう)

accomplishment; execution

は (は)

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

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

歳月 (さいげつ、としつき)

time; years

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.

要す (ようす)

to need; to require; to take; to demand

Kanji

仕

Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える

Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

遂

Readings: スイ、 と.げる、 つい.に

Meanings: consummate, accomplish, attain, commit (suicide)

行

Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう

Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank

多

Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る

Meanings: many, frequent, much

歳

Readings: サイ、 セイ、 とし、 とせ、 よわい

Meanings: year-end, age, occasion, opportunity

月

Readings: ゲツ、 ガツ、 つき

Meanings: month, moon

要

Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ

Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to