蔵書の半分以上が昨夜の火事で焼失してしまった。

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蔵書 の 半分 以上 が 昨夜 の 火事 で 焼失してしまった 。

English Translation

More than half of my books were destroyed by the fire last night.

Furigana

蔵書(ぞうしょ)の半分(はんぶん)以上(いじょう)が昨夜(さくや)の火事(かじ)で焼失(しょうしつ)してしまった。

Romanji

Zōsho no hanbun ijō ga sakuya no kaji de shōshitsushiteshimatta.

Words

蔵書 (ぞうしょ)

book collection; library

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

半分 (はんぶん)

half

以上 (いじょう)

not less than; ... and more; ... and upwards; beyond ... (e.g. one's means); further (e.g. nothing further to say); more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that); above-mentioned; foregoing; since ...; seeing that ...; this is all; that is the end; the end

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

夕べ (ゆうべ、ゆう、さくや)

evening; last night

火事 (かじ)

fire; conflagration

で (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.

焼失 (しょうしつ)

being destroyed by fire

Kanji

蔵

Readings: ゾウ、 ソウ、 くら、 おさ.める、 かく.れる

Meanings: storehouse, hide, own, have, possess

書

Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき

Meaning: write

半

Readings: ハン、 なか.ば

Meanings: half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-

分

Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ

Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

以

Readings: イ、 もっ.て

Meanings: by means of, because, in view of, compared with

上

Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す

Meanings: above, up

昨

Reading: サク

Meanings: yesterday, previous

夜

Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる

Meanings: night, evening

火

Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-

Meaning: fire

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

焼

Readings: ショウ、 や.く、 や.き、 や.き-、 -や.き、 や.ける

Meanings: bake, burning

失

Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる

Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss