その事故の主な原因は変わりやすい天候であった。

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その 事故 の 主な 原因 は 変わり やすい 天候 で あった 。

English Translation

The accident was caused chiefly by the changeable weather.

Furigana

その事故(じこ)の主(おも)な原因(げんいん)は変(か)わりやすい天候(てんこう)であった。

Romanji

Sono jiko no omona gen'in wa kawari yasui tenkō de atta.

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...

事故 (じこ、ことゆえ)

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

の (の)

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

主 (おも)

chief; main; principal; important; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

原因 (げんいん)

cause; origin; source

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

変わる (かわる)

to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual

易い (やすい)

easy; likely to ..., have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

天候 (てんこう)

weather

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

故

Readings: コ、 ゆえ、 ふる.い、 もと

Meanings: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently

主

Readings: シュ、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ

Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal

原

Readings: ゲン、 はら

Meanings: meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness

因

Readings: イン、 よ.る、 ちな.む

Meanings: cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to

変

Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える

Meanings: unusual, change, strange

天

Readings: テン、 あまつ、 あめ、 あま-

Meanings: heavens, sky, imperial

候

Readings: コウ、 そうろう

Meanings: climate, season, weather, wait for, expect