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パウエル米国国務長官の来日中、事件は起こった。

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パウエル 米国 国務 長官 来日中 事件 起こった

English Translation

The incident occurred while Secretary of State, Powell, was visiting Japan.

Furigana

パウエル米国(べいこく)国務(こくむ)長官(ちょうかん)来日中(らいにちちゅう)事件(じけん)()こった。

Romanji

Paueru Beikoku kokumu chōkan no rainichichū, jiken wa okotta.

Words

米国 (べいこく)
America; USA
国務 (こくむ)
affairs of state
長官 (ちょうかん)
secretary (government); director; chief
()
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
事件 (じけん)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
起こる (おこる)
to occur; to happen

Kanji

Readings: ベイ、 マイ、 メエトル、 こめ、 よね
Meanings: rice, USA, metre
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: ム、 つと.める
Meanings: task, duties
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Reading: カン
Meanings: bureaucrat, the government, organ
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: ケン、 くだん
Meanings: affair, case, matter, item
Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ
Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up