近代医学の進歩は長い道程を歩んだ。

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近代 医学 の 進歩 は 長い 道程 を 歩んだ 。

English Translation

The advancement of modern medicine was a long process.

Furigana

近代(きんだい)医学(いがく)の進歩(しんぽ)は長(なが)い道程(どうてい)を歩(あゆ)んだ。

Romanji

Kindai igaku no shinpo wa nagai dōtei o ayunda.

Words

近代 (きんだい)

present day; modern times

医学 (いがく)

medical science; medicine

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

進歩 (しんぽ)

progress; advance; improvement; development

は (は)

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

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

道のり (みちのり、どうてい)

distance; journey; itinerary; way; process

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.

歩む (あゆむ)

to walk; to go on foot

Kanji

近

Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い

Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount

代

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

医

Readings: イ、 い.やす、 い.する、 くすし

Meanings: doctor, medicine

学

Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ

Meanings: study, learning, science

進

Readings: シン、 すす.む、 すす.める

Meanings: advance, proceed, progress, promote

歩

Readings: ホ、 ブ、 フ、 ある.く、 あゆ.む

Meanings: walk, counter for steps

長

Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ

Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior

道

Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち

Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

程

Readings: テイ、 ほど、 -ほど

Meanings: extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount