行方不明だった少年は服で身元が確認された。
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English Translation
The identity of the boy who had been missing was verified by the clothes he was wearing.
Furigana
Romanji
Yukue fumei datta shōnen wa fuku de mimoto ga kakuninsareta.
Words
行方
(ゆくえ)
(one's) whereabouts; outcome
不明
(ふめい)
unknown; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous; anonymous; unidentified; ignorant; lack of wisdom
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
少年
(しょうねん)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
服
(ふく)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
で
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
身元
(みもと)
person's identity; ID; past; background
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
確認
(かくにん)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation; identification
Kanji
Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう
Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす
Meanings: bright, light
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Reading: フク
Meanings: clothing, admit, obey, discharge
Readings: シン、 み
Meanings: somebody, person, one's station in life
Readings: ゲン、 ガン、 もと
Meanings: beginning, former time, origin
Readings: カク、 コウ、 たし.か、 たし.かめる
Meanings: assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident
Readings: ニン、 みと.める、 したた.める
Meanings: acknowledge, witness, discern, recognize, appreciate, believe