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Zach

この地域で山火事が起こった。

Sentence Analyzer

この 地域 火事 起こった

English Translation

A forest fire broke out in this area.

Furigana

この地域(ちいき)(やま)火事(かじ)()こった。

Romanji

Kono chiiki de yama kaji ga okotta.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
地域 (ちいき)
area; region
(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.
(やま)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire); protruding part of an object; climax; peak; critical point; guess; speculation; criminal case; crime; mountain climbing; mountaineering; festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd); wall; wall tile; temple; temple grounds; wild
火事 (かじ)
fire; conflagration
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
起こる (おこる)
to occur; to happen

Kanji

Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Reading: イキ
Meanings: range, region, limits, stage, level
Readings: サン、 セン、 やま
Meaning: mountain
Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-
Meaning: fire
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ
Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up