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ある女性が先日デパートで買い物中に運転免許証を失ってしまった。

Sentence Analyzer

ある 女性 先日 デパート 買い物中 運転 免許証 失ってしまった

English Translation

A woman lost her driver's license while she was shopping the other day at a department store.

Furigana

ある女性(じょせい)先日(せんじつ)デパートで()物中(ものちゅう)運転(うんてん)免許証(めんきょしょう)(うしな)ってしまった。

Romanji

Aru josei ga senjitsu depa-to de kaimonochū ni unten menkyoshō o ushinatteshimatta.

Words

(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
女性 (じょせい、にょしょう)
woman; female; feminine gender
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
先日 (せんじつ)
the other day; a few days ago
デパート (デパート)
department store; department
(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.
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
運転 (うんてん)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; running; run; driving; working (capital, etc.)
免許証 (めんきょしょう)
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
失う (うしなう)
to lose; to part with

Kanji

Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 さが
Meanings: sex, gender, nature
Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: ウン、 はこ.ぶ
Meanings: carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
Readings: テン、 ころ.がる、 ころ.げる、 ころ.がす、 ころ.ぶ、 まろ.ぶ、 うたた、 うつ.る、 くる.めく
Meanings: revolve, turn around, change
Readings: メン、 まぬか.れる、 まぬが.れる
Meanings: excuse, dismissal
Readings: キョ、 ゆる.す、 もと
Meanings: permit, approve
Readings: ショウ、 あかし
Meanings: evidence, proof, certificate
Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる
Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss