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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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 。

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

Kanji

年

Readings: ネン、 とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

外

Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-

Meaning: outside

国

Readings: コク、 くに

Meaning: country

旅

Readings: リョ、 たび

Meanings: trip, travel

行

Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう

Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank

中

Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る

Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center

交

Readings: コウ、 まじ.わる、 まじ.える、 ま.じる、 まじ.る、 ま.ざる、 ま.ぜる、 -か.う、 か.わす、 かわ.す、 こもごも

Meanings: mingle, mixing, association, coming & going

通

Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う

Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

故

Readings: コ、 ゆえ、 ふる.い、 もと

Meanings: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently

死

Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-

Meanings: death, die

亡

Readings: ボウ、 モウ、 な.い、 な.き-、 ほろ.びる、 ほろ.ぶ、 ほろ.ぼす

Meanings: deceased, the late, dying, perish

負

Readings: フ、 ま.ける、 ま.かす、 お.う

Meanings: defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility

傷

Readings: ショウ、 きず、 いた.む、 いた.める

Meanings: wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point

日

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

多

Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る

Meanings: many, frequent, much