今朝、交通事故が起こった。

今朝、交通事故が起こった。

A traffic accident took place this morning.

今朝(けさ)、交通(こうつう)事故(じこ)が起(お)こった。

Kesa, kōtsū jiko ga okotta.

今朝 (けさ、こんちょう)

this morning

交通 (こうつう)

traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

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

起こる (おこる)

to occur; to happen

Readings: コン、キン、いま

Meaning: now

Readings: チョウ、あさ

Meanings: morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea

Readings: コウ、まじ.わる、まじ.える、ま.じる、まじ.る、ま.ざる、ま.ぜる、 -か.う、か.わす、かわ.す、こもごも

Meanings: mingle, mixing, association, coming & going

Readings: ツウ、ツ、とお.る、とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、とお.す、とお.し、 -どお.し、かよ.う

Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

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: キ、お.きる、お.こる、お.こす、おこ.す、た.つ

Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up