台風のために多くの飛行機の便がとりやめられた。

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台風 の ために 多く の 飛行機 の 便 が とりやめられた 。

English Translation

Many flights were canceled, owing to the typhoon.

Furigana

台風(たいふう)のために多(おお)くの飛行機(ひこうき)の便(びん)がとりやめられた。

Romanji

Taifū no tameni ōku no hikōki no bin ga toriyamerareta.

Words

台風 (たいふう)

typhoon; hurricane

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

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

飛行機 (ひこうき)

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

便 (びん)

flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); service; mail; post; letter; opportunity; chance

が (が)

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

取り止める (とりやめる)

to cancel; to call off

Kanji

台

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 うてな、 われ、 つかさ

Meanings: pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles

風

Readings: フウ、 フ、 かぜ、 かざ-、 -かぜ

Meanings: wind, air, style, manner

多

Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る

Meanings: many, frequent, much

飛

Readings: ヒ、 と.ぶ、 と.ばす、 -と.ばす

Meanings: fly, skip (pages), scatter

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

機

Readings: キ、 はた

Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion

便

Readings: ベン、 ビン、 たよ.り

Meanings: convenience, facility, excrement, feces, letter, chance