カロリーは食物が持つエネルギーを正確に示す尺度である。

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English Translation

The calorie is an exact measure of the energy in food.

Furigana

カロリーは食物(しょくもつ)が持(も)つエネルギーを正確(せいかく)に示(しめ)す尺度(しゃくど)である。

Romanji

Karori- wa shokumotsu ga motsu enerugi- o seikaku ni shimesu shakudo de aru.

Words

カロリー (カロリー)

calorie

は (は)

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

食物 (しょくもつ)

food; foodstuff

が (が)

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

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

エネルギー (エネルギー)

energy; strength; power; stamina; get-up-and-go; food energy; calories

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.

正確 (せいかく)

accurate; punctual; exact; authentic; veracious

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

示す (しめす)

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show; to represent; to signify; to display

尺度 (しゃくど)

linear measure; scale

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...