前世紀の中頃まで日本が封建国家であったことは、よくしられている。

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English Translation

It is well known that up to the middle of the last century Japan was a feudal state.

Furigana

前(ぜん)世紀(せいき)の中頃(なかごろ)まで日本(にっぽん)が封建(ほうけん)国家(こっか)であったことは、よくしられている。

Romanji

Zen seiki no nakagoro made Nippon ga hōken kokka de atta koto wa, yokushirareteiru.

Words

前 (ぜん)

the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"); previous; one-time; former; pre- (e.g. "premodern"); before; earlier

世紀 (せいき)

century; era

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

中頃 (なかごろ)

about the middle

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

封建 (ほうけん)

feudalistic

国家 (こっか)

state; country; nation

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

は (は)

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

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often