ここ２、３年、外国を旅行中に交通事故で死亡または負傷した日本人は多い。

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English Translation

During the past several years, many Japanese have been either killed or injured while traveling overseas.

Furigana

ここ２、３年(ねん)、外国(がいこく)を旅行中(りょこうちゅう)に交通(こうつう)事故(じこ)で死亡(しぼう)または負傷(ふしょう)した日本人(にっぽんじん)は多(おお)い。

Romanji

Koko ni, san nen, gaikoku o ryokōchū ni kōtsū jiko de shibō mataha fushōshita nipponjin wa ōi.

Words

此処 (ここ)

here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place; these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker); these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ...

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

外国 (がいこく、そとぐに)

foreign country

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

交通 (こうつう)

traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

事故 (じこ、ことゆえ)

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

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.

死亡 (しぼう)

death; mortality; to die; to pass away

又は (または)

or; otherwise

負傷 (ふしょう)

injury; wound

日本人 (にほんじん、にっぽんじん)

Japanese person; Japanese people

は (は)

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

多い (おおい)

many; numerous