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彼女が突然死んだという知らせが青天のへきれきのように訪れた。

Sentence Analyzer

彼女 突然 死んだ という 知らせ 青天 へきれき ように 訪れた

English Translation

The news of her sudden death came like a bolt from the blue.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)突然(とつぜん)()んだという()らせが青天(せいてん)のへきれきのように(おとず)れた。

Romanji

Kanojo ga totsuzen shinda toiu shirase ga seiten no hekireki no yōni otozureta.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
突然 (とつぜん)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once
死ぬ (しぬ)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
知らせ (しらせ)
notice; notification
青天 (せいてん)
blue sky
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
霹靂 (へきれき)
thunder; thunderclap
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
訪れる (おとずれる、おとづれる)
to visit; to call on; to arrive; to come; to appear

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: トツ、 カ、 つ.く
Meanings: stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden
Readings: ゼン、 ネン、 しか、 しか.り、 しか.し、 さ
Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well
Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-
Meanings: death, die
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 あお、 あお-、 あお.い
Meanings: blue, green
Readings: テン、 あまつ、 あめ、 あま-
Meanings: heavens, sky, imperial
Readings: ホウ、 おとず.れる、 たず.ねる、 と.う
Meanings: call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy