今年は昨年より事故が減った。
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English Translation
There were fewer accidents this year than last.
Furigana
Romanji
Kotoshi wa sakunen yori jiko ga hetta.
Words
今年
(ことし、こんねん)
this year
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
昨年
(さくねん)
last year
より
(より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
事故
(じこ、ことゆえ)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
減る
(へる)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
Kanji
Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: コ、 ゆえ、 ふる.い、 もと
Meanings: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently
Readings: ゲン、 へ.る、 へ.らす
Meanings: dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry