石油は日本の産業の進歩に重要な役割を果たした。

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English Translation

Oil has played an important part in the progress of Japanese industry.

Furigana

石油(せきゆ)は日本(にっぽん)の産業(さんぎょう)の進歩(しんぽ)に重要(じゅうよう)な役割(やくわり)を果(は)たした。

Romanji

Sekiyu wa Nippon no sangyō no shinpo ni jūyōna yakuwari o hatashita.

Words

石油 (せきゆ)

oil; petroleum; kerosene

は (は)

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

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

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

産業 (さんぎょう)

industry; livelihood; occupation

進歩 (しんぽ)

progress; advance; improvement; development

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

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.

果たす (はたす)

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to fulfill; to fulfil; to realize; to execute; to perform; to do; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely