その貿易商は戦後に莫大な財産を築いた。
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English Translation
The merchant accumulated tremendous fortune during the postwar era.
Furigana
その貿易商 は戦後 に莫大 な財産 を築 いた。
Romanji
Sono bōekishō wa sengo ni bakudaina zaisan o kizuita.
Words
其の
(その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
貿易商
(ぼうえきしょう)
trader
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
戦後
(せんご)
postwar period; period after Second World War
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
莫大
(ばくだい)
enormous; vast; malva nut
財産
(ざいさん)
property; fortune; assets
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.
築く
(きずく)
to build; to pile up; to amass
Kanji
Reading: ボウ
Meanings: trade, exchange
Readings: エキ、 イ、 やさ.しい、 やす.い
Meanings: easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination
Readings: ショウ、 あきな.う
Meanings: make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant
Readings: セン、 いくさ、 たたか.う、 おのの.く、 そよ.ぐ、 わなな.く
Meanings: war, battle, match
Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
Readings: バク、 ボ、 マク、 モ、 ナイ、 くれ、 なか.れ、 なし
Meanings: must not, do not, be not
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ザイ、 サイ、 ゾク、 たから
Meanings: property, money, wealth, assets
Readings: サン、 う.む、 う.まれる、 うぶ-、 む.す
Meanings: products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property
Readings: チク、 きず.く
Meanings: fabricate, build, construct