石油は日本の産業の進歩に重要な役割を果たした。

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石油 は 日本 の 産業 の 進歩 に 重要な 役割 を 果たした 。

English Translation

Oil has played an important part in the progress of Japanese industry.

Furigana

石油(せきゆ)は日本(にっぽん)の産業(さんぎょう)の進歩(しんぽ)に重要(じゅうよう)な役割(やくわり)を果(は)たした。

Romanji

Sekiyu wa Nippon no sangyō no shinpo ni jūyōna yakuwari o hatashita.

Words

石油 (せきゆ)

oil; petroleum; kerosene

は (は)

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

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

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

産業 (さんぎょう)

industry; livelihood; occupation

進歩 (しんぽ)

progress; advance; improvement; development

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

重要 (じゅうよう)

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

役割 (やくわり)

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

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.

果たす (はたす)

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to fulfill; to fulfil; to realize; to execute; to perform; to do; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

Kanji

石

Readings: セキ、 シャク、 コク、 いし

Meaning: stone

油

Readings: ユ、 ユウ、 あぶら

Meanings: oil, fat

日

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

産

Readings: サン、 う.む、 う.まれる、 うぶ-、 む.す

Meanings: products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property

業

Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ

Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance

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

重

Readings: ジュウ、 チョウ、 え、 おも.い、 おも.り、 おも.なう、 かさ.ねる、 かさ.なる、 おも

Meanings: heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold

要

Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ

Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to

役

Readings: ヤク、 エキ

Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role

割

Readings: カツ、 わ.る、 わり、 わ.り、 わ.れる、 さ.く

Meanings: proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split

果

Readings: カ、 は.たす、 はた.す、 -は.たす、 は.てる、 -は.てる、 は.て

Meanings: fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed