石油は文明の発達において重要な役割を果たしてきた。

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石油 は 文明 の 発達 において 重要な 役割 を 果たして きた 。

English Translation

Oil has played an important part in the progress of civilization.

Furigana

石油(せきゆ)は文明(ぶんめい)の発達(はったつ)において重要(じゅうよう)な役割(やくわり)を果(は)たしてきた。

Romanji

Sekiyu wa bunmei no hattatsu nioite jūyōna yakuwari o hatashite kita.

Words

石油 (せきゆ)

oil; petroleum; kerosene

は (は)

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

文明 (ぶんめい)

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

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

発達 (はったつ)

development; growth

に於いて (において)

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

重要 (じゅうよう)

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

役割 (やくわり)

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

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.

果たして (はたして)

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; as a result; really? (in questions); ever?

抉る (えぐる、くる)

to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

Kanji

石

Readings: セキ、 シャク、 コク、 いし

Meaning: stone

油

Readings: ユ、 ユウ、 あぶら

Meanings: oil, fat

文

Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや

Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

明

Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす

Meanings: bright, light

発

Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ

Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

達

Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち

Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain

重

Readings: ジュウ、 チョウ、 え、 おも.い、 おも.り、 おも.なう、 かさ.ねる、 かさ.なる、 おも

Meanings: heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold

要

Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ

Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to

役

Readings: ヤク、 エキ

Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role

割

Readings: カツ、 わ.る、 わり、 わ.り、 わ.れる、 さ.く

Meanings: proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split

果

Readings: カ、 は.たす、 はた.す、 -は.たす、 は.てる、 -は.てる、 は.て

Meanings: fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed