ちょうど食べ物が身体を養うように、読者は精神を養う。

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English Translation

Just as food feeds the body, so reading feeds the mind.

Furigana

ちょうど食(た)べ物(もの)が身体(しんたい)を養(やしな)うように、読者(どくしゃ)は精神(せいしん)を養(やしな)う。

Romanji

Chōdo tabemono ga shintai o yashinau yōni, dokusha wa seishin o yashinau.

Words

丁度 (ちょうど)

just; right; exactly

食べ物 (たべもの)

food

が (が)

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

体 (からだ、しんたい、しんだい、しんてい)

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; constitution; health; corpse; dead body

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.

養う (やしなう)

to support; to maintain; to provide for; to bring up; to raise; to rear; to feed; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.); to develop; to build up; to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

読者 (どくしゃ)

reader

は (は)

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

精神 (せいしん)

mind; soul; heart; spirit; intention