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ネズミは臆病な生き物だ。

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ネズミ 臆病な 生き物

English Translation

A mouse is a timid creature.

Furigana

ネズミは臆病(おくびょう)()(もの)だ。

Romanji

Nezumi wa okubyōna ikimono da.

Words

(ねずみ、ネズミ、ねず)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
臆病 (おくびょう)
cowardice; timidity
生き物 (いきもの)
living thing; animal
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: オク、 ヨク、 むね、 おくする
Meanings: timidity, heart, mind, fear, cowardly
Readings: ビョウ、 ヘイ、 や.む、 -や.み、 やまい
Meanings: ill, sick
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter