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Zach

その事務員は過労がもとで死んだ。

Sentence Analyzer

その 事務員 過労 もと 死んだ

English Translation

The clerk died from overwork.

Furigana

その事務員(じむいん)過労(かろう)がもとで()んだ。

Romanji

Sono jimuin wa karō ga moto de shinda.

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...
事務員 (じむいん)
clerk; office worker; office staff
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
過労 (かろう)
overwork; strain
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(もと)
origin; source; base; basis; foundation; root; cause; ingredient; material; (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location; original cost (or capital, principal, etc.); (plant) root; (tree) trunk; first section of a waka; counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry); handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
死ぬ (しぬ)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: ム、 つと.める
Meanings: task, duties
Reading: イン
Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge
Readings: カ、 す.ぎる、 -す.ぎる、 -す.ぎ、 す.ごす、 あやま.つ、 あやま.ち、 よ.ぎる
Meanings: overdo, exceed, go beyond, error
Readings: ロウ、 ろう.する、 いたわ.る、 いた.ずき、 ねぎら、 つか.れる、 ねぎら.う
Meanings: labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble
Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-
Meanings: death, die