１９世紀末になって初めて植物の品種改良は科学の一分野となった。

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English Translation

Not until the end of the nineteenth century, did plant breeding become a scientific discipline.

Furigana

１９世紀末(せいきまつ)になって初(はじ)めて植物(しょくぶつ)の品種(ひんしゅ)改良(かいりょう)は科学(かがく)の一(いち)分野(ぶんや)となった。

Romanji

Ichi kyū seikimatsu ni natte hajimete shokubutsu no hinshu kairyō wa kagaku no ichi bun'ya to natta.

Words

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

九 (きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)

nine

世紀末 (せいきまつ)

end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siecle

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

初めて (はじめて)

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...

植物 (しょくぶつ)

plant; vegetation

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

品種 (ひんしゅ)

kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar

改良 (かいりょう)

improvement; reform

は (は)

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

科学 (かがく)

science

分野 (ぶんや)

field; sphere; realm; division; branch

と (と)

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