イギリスからインドへの航海は以前は6ヶ月かかった。

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イギリス から インド 航海 以前 ヶ月 かかった

English Translation

The voyage from England to India used to take 6 months.

Furigana

イギリスからインドへの航海(こうかい)以前(いぜん)は6ヶ(かげつ)かかった。

Romanji

Igirisu kara Indo e no kōkai wa izen wa roku kagetsu kakatta.

Words

英吉利 (イギリス)
Great Britain; United Kingdom
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
印度 (インド)
India
()
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
()
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
航海 (こうかい)
sail; voyage
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
以前 (いぜん)
ago; since; before; previous
(ろく、む、むう)
six
カ月 (かげつ)
(number of) months
罹る (かかる)
to suffer from

Kanji

Reading: コウ
Meanings: navigate, sail, cruise, fly
Readings: カイ、 うみ
Meanings: sea, ocean
Readings: イ、 もっ.て
Meanings: by means of, because, in view of, compared with
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ゲツ、 ガツ、 つき
Meanings: month, moon