警察は何の手がかりも見つけられなかった。

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English Translation

The police found no clue.

Furigana

警察(けいさつ)は何(なに)の手(て)がかりも見(み)つけられなかった。

Romanji

Keisatsu wa nani no tegakari mo mitsukerarenakatta.

Words

警察 (けいさつ)

police; police officer; police station

は (は)

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

何 (なに、なん)

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

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

手掛かり (てがかり)

clue; key; trail; scent; track; contact; handhold; on hand

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

見つける (みつける、みっける)

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

Kanji

警

Readings: ケイ、いまし.める

Meanings: admonish, commandment

察

Reading: サツ

Meanings: guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand

何

Readings: カ、なに、なん、なに-、なん-

Meaning: what

手

Readings: シュ、ズ、て、て-、 -て、た-

Meaning: hand

見

Readings: ケン、み.る、み.える、み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible