Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 1

Vocabulary

、

(toten) — Japanese comma used to separate clauses or items.

聖

sei — Holy, sacred; prefix for saints or sacred things.

大聖堂

daisheidō — Cathedral, a large and important Christian church.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

主任

shunin — Chief, head, or person in charge of something.

司祭

shisai — Priest, a religious officiant in the Catholic Church.

。

(kuten) — Japanese period marking the end of a sentence.

初版

shohan — First edition, the original published version of a book.

発行

hakkō — Publication or issuance of a printed work.

～

(nami dash) — Wave dash indicating a range or continuation between values.

7

nana / shichi — The number seven.

年

nen — Year; counter for years.

表紙

hyōshi — Cover of a book or magazine.

目次

mokuji — Table of contents listing a book's sections.

出版

shuppan — Publishing, the act of producing and releasing books.

者

sha — Person or entity; suffix indicating a role or agent.

より

yori — From; particle indicating origin, source, or comparison.

読者

dokusha — Reader, a person who reads books or publications.

へ

e — Directional particle meaning 'to' or 'toward.'

船長

senchō — Ship captain, the commander of a vessel.

から

kara — From; particle indicating starting point or cause.

従兄弟

itoko — Male cousin, a relative who is a parent's nephew.

手紙

tegami — Letter, a written message sent to someone.

第

dai — Ordinal prefix meaning 'number' or 'the Nth.'

一

ichi — One; the first number.

部

bu — Part, section, or volume of a work.

渡航

tokō — Voyage, traveling overseas by ship or plane.

記

ki — Record or account; suffix for travel or narrative accounts.

二

ni — Two; the second number.

三

san — Three; the third number.

および

oyobi — And, as well as; formal conjunction linking items.

日本

Nihon / Nippon — Japan, the island nation in East Asia.

四

shi / yon — Four; the fourth number.

国

kuni — Country, nation, or land.