東京の郊外に住む両親や弟は大震災で死んだ。

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English Translation

My parents and little brother, who lived in the suburbs of Tokyo, died in the big earthquake.

Furigana

東京(とうきょう)の郊外(こうがい)に住(す)む両親(りょうしん)や弟(おとうと)は大震災(だいしんさい)で死(し)んだ。

Romanji

Tōkyō no kōgai ni sumu ryōshin ya otōto wa daishinsai de shinda.

Words

東京 (とうきょう)

Tokyo

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

郊外 (こうがい)

suburb; outskirts

に (に)

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

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

両親 (りょうしん、ふたおや)

parents; both parents

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

弟 (おとうと、おと、おとと、てい)

younger brother; little brother; kid brother; pupil; apprentice

は (は)

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

大震災 (だいしんさい)

great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923

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.

死ぬ (しぬ)

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