過去６年間でＣＦＩＴは墜落事故の３分の１を若干越えるくらいの割合を占めているが、死亡件数の５３％の原因となっている。

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English Translation

Although CFIT accounted for just over a third of crashes in the past six years, it caused 53% of the deaths.

Furigana

過去(かこ)６年間(ねんかん)でＣＦＩＴは墜落(ついらく)事故(じこ)の３分(ぶん)の１を若干(じゃっかん)越(こ)えるくらいの割合(わりあい)を占(し)めているが、死亡(しぼう)件数(けんすう)の５３％の原因(げんいん)となっている。

Romanji

Kako roku nenkan de wa tsuiraku jiko no san bunno ichi o jakkan koeru kurai no wariai o shimeteiru ga, shibō kensū no go san pa-sento no gen'in to natteiru.

Words

過去 (かこ)

the past; bygone days; the previous; a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret); one's past; past (tense); preterit; preterite; previous life

六 (ろく、む、むう)

six

年間 (ねんかん)

year (period of)

で (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.

ＣＦＩＴ (シーフィット)

Controlled Flight Into Terrain; CFIT

は (は)

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

墜落 (ついらく)

falling; crashing

事故 (じこ、ことゆえ)

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

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

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

分の (ぶんの)

-th (e.g. one fifth)

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

若干 (じゃっかん、そこばく、そくばく、そこば)

some; few; a number of; a little (bit); somewhat; to a certain extent; many; a lot

越える (こえる)

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of); to exceed

くらい (くらい、ぐらい)

approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like

割合 (わりあい)

rate; ratio; percentage; proportion; comparatively; contrary to expectations

占める (しめる)

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

が (が)

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

死亡 (しぼう)

death; mortality; to die; to pass away

件数 (けんすう)

number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

原因 (げんいん)

cause; origin; source

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...