ときどき死は眠りにたとえられる。
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English Translation
People sometimes compare death to sleep.
Furigana
ときどき死 は眠 りにたとえられる。
Romanji
Tokidoki shi wa nemuri ni tatoerareru.
Words
時々
(ときどき)
sometimes; at times
死
(し)
death; decease; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
眠り
(ねむり、ねぶり)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
に
(に)
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
例える
(たとえる)
to compare; to liken; to speak figuratively; to illustrate; to use a simile