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新聞によると台風が接近中であった。

Sentence Analyzer

新聞 よる 台風 接近中 あった

English Translation

The newspaper said that a typhoon was approaching.

Furigana

新聞(しんぶん)によると台風(たいふう)接近中(せっきんちゅう)であった。

Romanji

Shinbun ni yoru to taifū ga sekkinchū de atta.

Words

新聞 (しんぶん)
newspaper
()
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
因る (よる)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from; to be based at (a location, an organization); to be headquartered at
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
台風 (たいふう)
typhoon; hurricane
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 うてな、 われ、 つかさ
Meanings: pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
Readings: フウ、 フ、 かぜ、 かざ-、 -かぜ
Meanings: wind, air, style, manner
Readings: セツ、 ショウ、 つ.ぐ
Meanings: touch, contact, adjoin, piece together
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center