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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 がす漏れ 原因 だった 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()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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ガス漏れ (ガスもれ)
gas leak
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
原因 (げんいん)
cause; origin; source
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
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

Readings: バク、 は.ぜる
Meanings: bomb, burst open, pop, split
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
Readings: ロウ、 も.る、 も.れる、 も.らす
Meanings: leak, escape, time
Readings: ゲン、 はら
Meanings: meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
Readings: イン、 よ.る、 ちな.む
Meanings: cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to