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事件は、こんなふうに起きた。

Sentence Analyzer

事件 こんな ふう 起きた

English Translation

The event came about like this.

Furigana

事件(じけん)は、こんなふうに()きた。

Romanji

Jiken wa, konna fū ni okita.

Words

事件 (じけん)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
こんな (こんな)
such (about something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker); like this
(ふう)
method; manner; way; style; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing); wind (one of the five elements)
()
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
起きる (おきる)
to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire); to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: ケン、 くだん
Meanings: affair, case, matter, item
Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ
Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up