私の叔父は肺ガンで死んだ。

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私の叔父は肺がんで死んだ。

English Translation

My uncle died of lung cancer.

Furigana

私(わたし)の叔父(おじ)は肺(はい)ガンで死(し)んだ。

Romanji

Watashi no oji wa hai gan de shinda.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

叔父 (おじ、しゅくふ)

uncle (younger than one's parent)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

肺 (はい)

lung

雁 (がん、かり、ガン、カリ)

wild goose; glans; head of a penis

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.

死ぬ (しぬ)

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop