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その湖は自然のものではなく人工によって造られたものである。

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その 自然 もの なく 人工 によって 造られた もの ある

English Translation

The lake is made not by nature but by art.

Furigana

その(みずうみ)自然(しぜん)のものではなく人工(じんこう)によって(つく)られたものである。

Romanji

Sono mizuumi wa shizen no mono de wa naku jinkō niyotte tsukurareta mono de aru.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
(みずうみ)
lake
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
自然 (しぜん)
nature; spontaneity; naturally; spontaneously
()
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
(もの、もん)
thing; object; article; stuff; substance; one's things; possessions; property; belongings; things; something; anything; everything; nothing; quality; reason; the way of things; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work of ...; cause of ...; cause for ...; somehow; somewhat; for some reason; really; truly
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
人工 (じんこう)
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
に因って (によって)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
作る (つくる)
to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; to till; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; to have (a child); to make up (one's face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)
(もの、もん)
person
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: コ、 みずうみ
Meaning: lake
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ゼン、 ネン、 しか、 しか.り、 しか.し、 さ
Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: コウ、 ク、 グ
Meanings: craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
Readings: ゾウ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: create, make, structure, physique