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殺人事件の背後に潜むミステリーを解き明かせ。

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殺人 事件 背後 潜む ミステリー 解き明かせ

English Translation

Solve the mystery lurking behind the murder!

Furigana

殺人(さつじん)事件(じけん)背後(はいご)(ひそ)むミステリーを()()かせ。

Romanji

Satsujin jiken no haigo ni hisomu misuteri- o tokiakase.

Words

殺人 (さつじん)
murder
事件 (じけん)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal
()
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
背後 (はいご)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
()
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
潜む (ひそむ)
to lurk; to lie dormant; to be hidden; to be concealed; to be stashed
ミステリ (ミステリ、ミステリー)
mystery
()
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.
解き明かす (ときあかす)
to explain; to dispel doubts

Kanji

Readings: サツ、 サイ、 セツ、 ころ.す、 -ごろ.し、 そ.ぐ
Meanings: kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: ケン、 くだん
Meanings: affair, case, matter, item
Readings: ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける
Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
Readings: セン、 ひそ.む、 もぐ.る、 かく.れる、 くぐ.る、 ひそ.める
Meanings: submerge, conceal, hide, lower (voice), hush
Readings: カイ、 ゲ、 と.く、 と.かす、 と.ける、 ほど.く、 ほど.ける、 わか.る、 さと.る
Meanings: unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす
Meanings: bright, light