ある種の鳥は飛べない。

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ある 種 の 鳥 は 飛べない 。

English Translation

Some kinds of birds can't fly.

Furigana

ある種(たね)の鳥(とり)は飛(と)べない。

Romanji

Aru tane no tori wa tobenai.

Words

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

種 (たね)

seed; pip; kind; variety; quality; tone; material; matter; subject; theme; (news) copy; leaven (bread); cause; source; trick; secret; inside story

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

鳥 (とり)

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

は (は)

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

Kanji

種

Readings: シュ、 たね、 -ぐさ

Meanings: species, kind, class, variety, seed

鳥

Readings: チョウ、 とり

Meanings: bird, chicken

飛

Readings: ヒ、 と.ぶ、 と.ばす、 -と.ばす

Meanings: fly, skip (pages), scatter