今年その地方は厳しいかんばつに見舞われた。

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English Translation

This year the region has been hit by a severe drought.

Furigana

今年(ことし)その地方(ちほう)は厳(きび)しいかんばつに見舞(みま)われた。

Romanji

Kotoshi sono chihō wa kibishii kan batsu ni mimawareta.

Words

今年 (ことし、こんねん)

this year

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

地方 (ちほう)

district; region; area; locality; the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area

は (は)

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

厳しい (きびしい、いかめしい)

severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless; stern; austere; grave; solemn; majestic; intense (cold); harsh

神 (かみ、かむ、かん)

god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami; incredible; fantastic; emperor of Japan; thunder

ばつ (ばつ)

one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)

に (に)

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

見舞う (みまう)

to ask after (health); to visit