紀元前776年、最初のオリンピック競技大会は、ギリシャ人の主神ゼウスをたたえるため、オリンポス山のふもとで開催された。
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English Translation
In 776 B.C., the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greeks' chief god, Zeus.
Furigana
Romanji
Kigenzen nana nana roku nen, saisho no orinpikku kyōgi taikai wa, Girishajin no shushin Zeusu o tataeru tame, Orinposusan no fumoto de kaisaisareta.
Words
紀元前
(きげんぜん)
pre-era; BC; BCE
七
(しち、なな、な)
seven; hepta-
六
(ろく、む、むう)
six
年
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
最初
(さいしょ)
beginning; outset; first; onset
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
オリンピック
(オリンピック)
Olympics
競技
(きょうぎ)
game; match; contest
大会
(たいかい)
convention; tournament; mass meeting; rally
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ギリシャ人
(ギリシャじん、ギリシアじん)
Greek (person)
主神
(しゅしん)
chief god
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.
称える
(たたえる)
to extol; to give praise
為
(ため)
good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning
麓
(ふもと)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
で
(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.
開催
(かいさい)
holding a meeting; open an exhibition
Kanji
Reading: キ
Meanings: chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period
Readings: ゲン、 ガン、 もと
Meanings: beginning, former time, origin
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
Meanings: first time, beginning
Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 きそ.う、 せ.る、 くら.べる
Meanings: emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race
Readings: ギ、 わざ
Meanings: skill, art, craft, ability, feat, performance, vocation, arts
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: シュ、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ
Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
Readings: シン、 ジン、 かみ、 かん-、 こう-
Meanings: gods, mind, soul
Readings: サン、 セン、 やま
Meaning: mountain
Readings: カイ、 ひら.く、 ひら.き、 -びら.き、 ひら.ける、 あ.く、 あ.ける
Meanings: open, unfold, unseal
Readings: サイ、 もよう.す、 もよお.す
Meanings: sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner)