民主主義は古代ギリシャに始まった。
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English Translation
Democracy originated in Ancient Greece.
Furigana
Romanji
Minshu shugi wa kodai Girisha ni hajimatta.
Words
民主
(みんしゅ)
democracy; popular sovereignty; democratic
主義
(しゅぎ)
doctrine; rule; principle
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
古代
(こだい)
ancient times
希臘
(ギリシャ、ギリシア)
Greece
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
始まる
(はじまる)
to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
Kanji
Readings: ミン、 たみ
Meanings: people, nation, subjects
Readings: シュ、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ
Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
Reading: ギ
Meanings: righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
Readings: コ、 ふる.い、 ふる-、 -ふる.す
Meaning: old
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ
Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin