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Zach

あの男は一週間前に肺ガンで死んだ。

Sentence Analyzer

あの 週間 がん 死んだ

English Translation

That man died of lung cancer a week ago.

Furigana

あの(おとこ)(いち)週間(しゅうかん)(まえ)(はい)ガンで()んだ。

Romanji

Ano otoko wa ichi shūkan mae ni hai gan de shinda.

Words

彼の (あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
(おとこ、おっこ)
man; male; fellow; guy; chap; bloke; male lover; boyfriend; man; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
週間 (しゅうかん)
week; weekly
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
()
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
(はい)
lung
(がん、かり、ガン、カリ)
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
(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.
死ぬ (しぬ)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop

Kanji

Readings: ダン、 ナン、 おとこ、 お
Meaning: male
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Reading: シュウ
Meaning: week
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Reading: ハイ
Meaning: lungs
Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-
Meanings: death, die