貨幣が、人類最大の発明品のひとつだとこれまで呼ばれてきたのにも、十分な理由がある。

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English Translation

It is without justification that money has been called one of the greatest inventions of man.

Furigana

貨幣(かへい)が、人類(じんるい)最大(さいだい)の発明品(はつめいひん)のひとつだとこれまで呼(よ)ばれてきたのにも、十分(じゅうぶん)な理由(りゆう)がある。

Romanji

Kahei ga, jinrui saidai no hatsumeihin no hitotsu da to kore made yobaretekita no ni mo, jūbunna riyū ga aru.

Words

貨幣 (かへい)

money; currency; coinage

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

人類 (じんるい)

mankind; humanity

最大 (さいだい)

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

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

発明品 (はつめいひん)

invention

一つ (ひとつ)

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

此れ (これ)

this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

呼ぶ (よぶ)

to call out (to); to call; to invoke; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to brand; to garner (support, etc.); to gather; to take as one's wife

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

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

十分 (じゅうぶん)

plenty; enough; sufficient; satisfactory; adequate; division into ten; perfectly; thoroughly; fully; in full

理由 (りゆう、わけ)

reason; pretext; motive

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about