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原始社会では、物々交換が行われた。

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原始 社会 物々交換 行われた

English Translation

In primitive societies barter was used.

Furigana

原始(げんし)社会(しゃかい)では、物々交換(ぶつぶつこうかん)(おこな)われた。

Romanji

Genshi shakai de wa, butsubutsukōkan ga okonawareta.

Words

原始 (げんし)
origin; primeval
社会 (しゃかい)
society; public; community; the world; social studies
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
物々交換 (ぶつぶつこうかん)
bartering
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
行う (おこなう)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

Kanji

Readings: ゲン、 はら
Meanings: meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin
Readings: シャ、 やしろ
Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: コウ、 まじ.わる、 まじ.える、 ま.じる、 まじ.る、 ま.ざる、 ま.ぜる、 -か.う、 か.わす、 かわ.す、 こもごも
Meanings: mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
Readings: カン、 か.える、 -か.える、 か.わる
Meanings: interchange, period, change, convert, replace, renew
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