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Zach

新聞によるとXYZオイルは今日倒産したらしい。

Sentence Analyzer

新聞 よる おいる 今日 倒産した らしい

English Translation

The newspaper said that XYZ oil company went belly-up today.

Furigana

新聞(しんぶん)によるとXYZオイルは今日(きょう)倒産(とうさん)したらしい。

Romanji

Shinbun ni yoru toekkusuwaizuxi- oiru wa kyō tōsanshita rashii.

Words

新聞 (しんぶん)
newspaper
()
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
因る (よる)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from; to be based at (a location, an organization); to be headquartered at
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(エックス)
X; x; unknown quantity; an unknown
(ワイ)
Y; y
(ゼット、ゼッド)
Z; z
オイル (オイル)
oil; engine oil; kerosene
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
今日 (きょう、こんにち、こんち、こんじつ)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
倒産 (とうさん)
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
らしい (らしい)
seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay); appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...

Kanji

Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen
Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: トウ、 たお.れる、 -だお.れ、 たお.す、 さかさま、 さかさ、 さかしま
Meanings: overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down
Readings: サン、 う.む、 う.まれる、 うぶ-、 む.す
Meanings: products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property