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その新刊書のことは雑誌の広告で知った。

Sentence Analyzer

その 新刊書 こと 雑誌 広告 知った

English Translation

I learned about the new book by the advertisement in the magazine.

Furigana

その新刊書(しんかんしょ)のことは雑誌(ざっし)広告(こうこく)()った。

Romanji

Sono shinkansho no koto wa zasshi no kōkoku de shitta.

Words

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...
新刊書 (しんかんしょ)
new book; new publication
()
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
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
雑誌 (ざっし)
journal; magazine; periodical
広告 (こうこく)
advertisement
(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.
知る (しる)
to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

Kanji

Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Reading: カン
Meanings: publish, carve, engrave
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: ザツ、 ゾウ、 まじ.える、 まじ.る
Meaning: miscellaneous
Reading: 
Meanings: document, records
Readings: コウ、 ひろ.い、 ひろ.まる、 ひろ.める、 ひろ.がる、 ひろ.げる
Meanings: wide, broad, spacious
Readings: コク、 つ.げる
Meanings: revelation, tell, inform, announce
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom