日本は大量の絹を取引していたものだ。

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日本は大量の絹を取引していたものだ。

English Translation

Japan used to trade silk in large quantities.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)は大量(たいりょう)の絹(きぬ)を取引(とりひき)していたものだ。

Romanji

Nippon wa tairyō no kinu o torihikishiteita mono da.

Words

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

は (は)

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

大量 (たいりょう)

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

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

絹 (きぬ)

silk

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.

取引 (とりひき)

transactions; dealings; business

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative