その爆発はガス漏れが原因だったのかもしれない。

Sentence Analyzer

その 爆発 は がす漏れ が 原因 だった の かも しれない 。

English Translation

The explosion may have been caused by a gas leak.

Furigana

その爆発(ばくはつ)はガス漏(も)れが原因(げんいん)だったのかもしれない。

Romanji

Sono bakuhatsu wa gasumore ga gen'in datta no kamo shirenai.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

爆発 (ばくはつ)

explosion; detonation; eruption

は (は)

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

ガス漏れ (ガスもれ)

gas leak

が (が)

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

原因 (げんいん)

cause; origin; source

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

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

かも (かも)

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

知れる (しれる)

to become known; to come to light; to be discovered; to be known; to be understood; to obviously not amount to much; to seem trivial; to be evident; to be obvious; to go without saying; to be very intense (worry, hope, etc.); to be extremely severe

Kanji

爆

Readings: バク、 は.ぜる

Meanings: bomb, burst open, pop, split

発

Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ

Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

漏

Readings: ロウ、 も.る、 も.れる、 も.らす

Meanings: leak, escape, time

原

Readings: ゲン、 はら

Meanings: meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness

因

Readings: イン、 よ.る、 ちな.む

Meanings: cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to