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近所で昨日火事が起こった。

Sentence Analyzer

近所 昨日 火事 起こった

English Translation

A fire broke out in the neighborhood yesterday.

Furigana

近所(きんじょ)昨日(きのう)火事(かじ)()こった。

Romanji

Kinjo de kinō kaji ga okotta.

Words

近所 (きんじょ)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
(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.
昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)
yesterday
火事 (かじ)
fire; conflagration
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
起こる (おこる)
to occur; to happen

Kanji

Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
Meaning: place
Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-
Meaning: fire
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ
Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up