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。

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English Translation

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

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)が突然(とつぜん)死(し)んだという知(し)らせが青天(せいてん)のへきれきのように訪(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

が (が)

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

の (の)

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