こうもりは夜に獲物を捕え、昼に寝ます。

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こうもりは夜に獲物を捕え、昼に寝ます。

English Translation

A bat hunts food and eats at night, but sleeps during the day.

Furigana

こうもりは夜(よる)に獲物(えもの)を捕(とら)え、昼(ひる)に寝(ね)ます。

Romanji

Kōmori wa yoru ni emono o torae, hiru ni nemasu.

Words

蝙蝠 (こうもり、かわほり、へんぷく、コウモリ)

bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat

は (は)

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

夜 (よる、よ)

evening; night

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

獲物 (えもの)

game; spoils; trophy; prey

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.

捕らえる (とらえる)

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to grasp; to perceive; to treat (as)

昼 (ひる)

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

寝る (ねる)

to lie down; to go to bed; to lie in bed; to sleep (lying down); to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie idle