爆発で通行人が何人か死んだ。

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爆発 で 通行人 が 何 人 か 死んだ 。

English Translation

The explosion killed several passers-by.

Furigana

爆発(ばくはつ)で通行人(つうこうにん)が何(なん)人(にん)か死(し)んだ。

Romanji

Bakuhatsu de tsūkōnin ga nan nin ka shinda.

Words

爆発 (ばくはつ)

explosion; detonation; eruption

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.

通行人 (つうこうにん)

passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

か (か)

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

死ぬ (しぬ)

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop

Kanji

爆

Readings: バク、 は.ぜる

Meanings: bomb, burst open, pop, split

発

Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ

Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

通

Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う

Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

行

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

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

何

Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-

Meaning: what

死

Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-

Meanings: death, die