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山火事の後なので今年の花火大会は自主的に中止を決定しました。

Sentence Analyzer

火事 ので 今年 花火 大会 自主的 中止 決定しました

English Translation

After the bushfires, we have independently decided to call off this year's fireworks display.

Furigana

(やま)火事(かじ)(のち)なので今年(ことし)花火(はなび)大会(たいかい)自主的(じしゅてき)中止(ちゅうし)決定(けってい)しました。

Romanji

Yama kaji no nochi na node kotoshi no hanabi taikai wa jishuteki ni chūshi o ketteishimashita.

Words

(やま)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire); protruding part of an object; climax; peak; critical point; guess; speculation; criminal case; crime; mountain climbing; mountaineering; festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd); wall; wall tile; temple; temple grounds; wild
火事 (かじ)
fire; conflagration
()
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
(あと)
behind; rear; after; later; after one's death; remainder; the rest; descendant; successor; heir; past; previous; more (e.g. five more minutes); left
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
ので (ので、んで)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
今年 (ことし、こんねん)
this year
花火 (はなび)
fireworks
大会 (たいかい)
convention; tournament; mass meeting; rally
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
自主的 (じしゅてき)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative; unilateral
()
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
中止 (ちゅうし)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
()
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.
決定 (けってい)
decision; determination

Kanji

Readings: サン、 セン、 やま
Meaning: mountain
Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-
Meaning: fire
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: カ、 ケ、 はな
Meaning: flower
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: シュ、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ
Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: シ、 と.まる、 -ど.まり、 と.める、 -と.める、 -ど.め、 とど.める、 とど.め、 とど.まる、 や.める、 や.む、 -や.む、 よ.す、 -さ.す、 -さ.し
Meanings: stop, halt
Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
Readings: テイ、 ジョウ、 さだ.める、 さだ.まる、 さだ.か
Meanings: determine, fix, establish, decide