火災の理由は何か。

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火災 理由

English Translation

What is the cause of the fire?

Furigana

火災(かさい)理由(りゆう)(なに)か。

Romanji

Kasai no riyū wa nani ka.

Words

火災 (かさい)
conflagration; fire
()
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
理由 (りゆう、わけ)
reason; pretext; motive
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-
Meaning: fire
Readings: サイ、 わざわ.い
Meanings: disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings: ユ、 ユウ、 ユイ、 よし、 よ.る
Meanings: wherefore, a reason
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what