昨年は殺人事件が多かった。

昨年は殺人事件が多かった。

There were a lot of murders last year.

昨年(さくねん)は殺人(さつじん)事件(じけん)が多(おお)かった。

Sakunen wa satsujin jiken ga ōkatta.

昨年 (さくねん)

last year

は (は)

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

殺人 (さつじん)

murder

事件 (じけん)

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal

が (が)

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

多い (おおい)

many; numerous

Reading: サク

Meanings: yesterday, previous

Readings: ネン、とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

Readings: サツ、サイ、セツ、ころ.す、 -ごろ.し、そ.ぐ

Meanings: kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil

Readings: ジン、ニン、ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

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: タ、おお.い、まさ.に、まさ.る

Meanings: many, frequent, much