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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English Translation
When his wife died, he received dozens of letters of sympathy.
Furigana
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
Readings: オウ、 おく、 おく.まる、 くま
Meanings: heart, interior
Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-
Meanings: death, die
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: ジュウ、 ジッ、 ジュッ、 とお、 と
Meaning: ten
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.
Readings: ドウ、 おな.じ
Meanings: same, agree, equal
Readings: ジョウ、 セイ、 なさ.け
Meanings: feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: シ、 かみ
Meaning: paper
Readings: ジュ、 う.ける、 -う.け、 う.かる
Meanings: accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up