大陸横断飛行はまだ大胆な冒険的な事業だった。

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English Translation

Flight across the continent was still a daring venture.

Furigana

大陸(たいりく)横断(おうだん)飛行(ひこう)はまだ大胆(だいたん)な冒険的(ぼうけんてき)な事業(じぎょう)だった。

Romanji

Tairiku ōdan hikō wa mada daitanna bōkenteki na jigyō datta.

Words

大陸 (たいりく)

continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

横断 (おうだん)

crossing; transverse

飛行 (ひこう)

aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight

は (は)

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

未だ (まだ、いまだ)

as yet; hitherto; only; still; not yet (with negative verb); more; besides; unfinished; incomplete; not yet finished with

大胆 (だいたん)

bold; daring; audacious

冒険的 (ぼうけんてき)

adventurous; risky; hazardous; perilous

だ (だ)

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

事業 (じぎょう、ことわざ)

project; enterprise; business; industry; operations; venture; service; act; deed; conduct

Kanji

大

Readings: ダイ、タイ、おお-、おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

陸

Readings: リク、ロク、おか

Meanings: land, six

横

Readings: オウ、よこ

Meanings: sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof, unreasonable, perverse

断

Readings: ダン、た.つ、ことわ.る、さだ.める

Meanings: severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting

飛

Readings: ヒ、と.ぶ、と.ばす、 -と.ばす

Meanings: fly, skip (pages), scatter

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

胆

Readings: タン、きも

Meanings: gall bladder, courage, pluck, nerve

冒

Readings: ボウ、おか.す

Meanings: risk, face, defy, dare, damage, assume (a name)

険

Readings: ケン、けわ.しい

Meanings: precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes

的

Readings: テキ、まと

Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

事

Readings: ジ、ズ、こと、つか.う、つか.える

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

業

Readings: ギョウ、ゴウ、わざ

Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance