奥さんが死んだ時、彼は何十通もの同情の手紙を受け取った。

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奥さん が 死んだ 時 、 彼 は 何 十 通 も の 同情 の 手紙 を 受け取った 。

English Translation

When his wife died, he received dozens of letters of sympathy.

Furigana

奥(おく)さんが死(し)んだ時(とき)、彼(かれ)は何(なん)十(じゅう)通(つう)もの同情(どうじょう)の手紙(てがみ)を受(う)け取(と)った。

Romanji

Okusan ga shinda toki, kare wa nan jū tsū mo no dōjō no tegami o uketotta.

Words

奥さん (おくさん)

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

が (が)

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

死ぬ (しぬ)

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

十 (じゅう、とお、と)

ten

通 (つう)

connoisseur; authority; counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

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

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

同情 (どうじょう)

sympathy; compassion; sympathize; sympathise; pity; feel for

手紙 (てがみ)

letter

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.

受け取る (うけとる)

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

Kanji

奥

Readings: オウ、 おく、 おく.まる、 くま

Meanings: heart, interior

死

Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-

Meanings: death, die

時

Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき

Meanings: time, hour

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

何

Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-

Meaning: what

十

Readings: ジュウ、 ジッ、 ジュッ、 とお、 と

Meaning: ten

通

Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う

Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

同

Readings: ドウ、 おな.じ

Meanings: same, agree, equal

情

Readings: ジョウ、 セイ、 なさ.け

Meanings: feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts

手

Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-

Meaning: hand

紙

Readings: シ、 かみ

Meaning: paper

受

Readings: ジュ、 う.ける、 -う.け、 う.かる

Meanings: accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive

取

Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り

Meanings: take, fetch, take up