サメは音だけでなく電気の刺激にも敏感である。

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English Translation

Sharks are sensitive to electrical impulses as well as sound.

Furigana

サメは音(おと)だけでなく電気(でんき)の刺激(しげき)にも敏感(びんかん)である。

Romanji

Same wa oto dake denaku denki no shigeki ni mo binkan de aru.

Words

鮫 (さめ、サメ)

shark

は (は)

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

音 (おと、ね、おん)

sound; noise; report; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

電気 (でんき)

electricity; (electric) light

の (の)

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

刺激 (しげき)

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation; excitement; thrill

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

も (も)

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

敏感 (びんかん)

sensibility; susceptibility; sensitive (to); well attuned to

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...