その子は帰宅の途中で誘拐されたのかもしれない。

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English Translation

That child may have been kidnapped on his way home.

Furigana

その子(こ)は帰宅(きたく)の途中(とちゅう)で誘拐(ゆうかい)されたのかもしれない。

Romanji

Sono ko wa kitaku no tochū de yūkaisareta 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...

子 (こ)

child; young (animal); young woman; young geisha; offshoot; interest; new shares; player who is not a dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); bird egg; -er (often of young women)

は (は)

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

帰宅 (きたく)

returning home

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

途中 (とちゅう)

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway

で (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.

誘拐 (ゆうかい)

abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

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