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Zach

いなくなった犬を新聞広告によってみつけた。

Sentence Analyzer

いなく なった 新聞 広告 によって みつけた

English Translation

I found my lost dog by means of a notice in the paper.

Furigana

いなくなった(いぬ)新聞(しんぶん)広告(こうこく)によってみつけた。

Romanji

Inaku natta inu o shinbun kōkoku niyotte mitsuketa.

Words

要る (いる)
to need; to want
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
(いぬ)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
()
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.
新聞 (しんぶん)
newspaper
広告 (こうこく)
advertisement
に因って (によって)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
見つける (みつける、みっける)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

Kanji

Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-
Meaning: dog
Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen
Readings: コウ、 ひろ.い、 ひろ.まる、 ひろ.める、 ひろ.がる、 ひろ.げる
Meanings: wide, broad, spacious
Readings: コク、 つ.げる
Meanings: revelation, tell, inform, announce