ネズミが鳥でないように蝙蝠も鳥ではない。

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ネズミ でない ように 蝙蝠 ない

English Translation

A bat is no more a bird than a rat is.

Furigana

ネズミが(とり)でないように蝙蝠(こうもり)(とり)ではない。

Romanji

Nezumi ga tori denai yōni kōmori mo tori de wa nai.

Words

(ねずみ、ネズミ、ねず)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(とり)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
蝙蝠 (こうもり、かわほり、へんぷく、コウモリ)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
()
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
(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.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: チョウ、 とり
Meanings: bird, chicken
Readings: ヘン、 こうもり
Meaning: bat
Reading: フク
Meaning: bat