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今日の新聞によれば、大型の台風が接近中のようだ。

Sentence Analyzer

今日 新聞 よれば 大型 台風 接近中 よう

English Translation

Today's paper says that a big typhoon is approaching.

Furigana

今日(きょう)新聞(しんぶん)によれば、大型(おおがた)台風(たいふう)接近中(せっきんちゅう)のようだ。

Romanji

Kyō no shinbun ni yoreba, ōgata no taifū ga sekkinchū no yō da.

Words

今日 (きょう、こんにち、こんち、こんじつ)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
()
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
新聞 (しんぶん)
newspaper
()
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
因る (よる)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from; to be based at (a location, an organization); to be headquartered at
大型 (おおがた)
large; large scale; big; jumbo
台風 (たいふう)
typhoon; hurricane
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(よう)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ケイ、 かた、 -がた
Meanings: mould, type, model
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 うてな、 われ、 つかさ
Meanings: pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
Readings: フウ、 フ、 かぜ、 かざ-、 -かぜ
Meanings: wind, air, style, manner
Readings: セツ、 ショウ、 つ.ぐ
Meanings: touch, contact, adjoin, piece together
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center