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アメリカへの航海はかつて何週間もかかった。

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アメリカ 航海 かつて 週間 かかった

English Translation

The voyage to America used to take many weeks.

Furigana

アメリカへの航海(こうかい)はかつて(なん)週間(しゅうかん)もかかった。

Romanji

Amerika e no kōkai wa katsute nan shūkan mo kakatta.

Words

亜米利加 (アメリカ)
America; United States of America
()
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
嘗て (かつて、かって)
once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-; never yet; never before; first time; still not happened
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
週間 (しゅうかん)
week; weekly
()
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
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: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Reading: シュウ
Meaning: week
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space