この庭の美しさは自然より人工のおかげだ。

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English Translation

This beautiful garden owes more to art than to nature.

Furigana

この庭(にわ)の美(うつく)しさは自然(しぜん)より人工(じんこう)のおかげだ。

Romanji

Kono niwa no utsukushisa wa shizen yori jinkō no okage da.

Words

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

庭 (にわ)

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

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

美しい (うつくしい)

beautiful; lovely

は (は)

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

自然 (しぜん)

nature; spontaneity; naturally; spontaneously

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

人工 (じんこう)

artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality

お蔭 (おかげ)

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing; assistance; help; aid; effects; influence