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ねずみが鳥でないのと同様に蝙蝠は鳥ではない。

Sentence Analyzer

ねずみ でない 同様 蝙蝠 ない

English Translation

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

Furigana

ねずみが(とり)でないのと同様(どうよう)蝙蝠(こうもり)(とり)ではない。

Romanji

Nezumi ga tori denai no to dōyō ni kōmori wa 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
()
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
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
同様 (どうよう)
identical; equal to; same (kind); like; similarity
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
蝙蝠 (こうもり、かわほり、へんぷく、コウモリ)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(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.
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: チョウ、 とり
Meanings: bird, chicken
Readings: ドウ、 おな.じ
Meanings: same, agree, equal
Readings: ヨウ、 ショウ、 さま、 さん
Meanings: Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
Readings: ヘン、 こうもり
Meaning: bat
Reading: フク
Meaning: bat