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1日1個のりんごは医者を遠ざける。

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りんご 医者 遠ざける

English Translation

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Furigana

(にち)()のりんごは医者(いしゃ)(とお)ざける。

Romanji

Ichi nichi ichi ko no ringo wa isha o tōzakeru.

Words

(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(にち)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
(こ、コ)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
()
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
林檎 (りんご、へいか、ひょうか、りゅうごう、りんきん、りんき、リンゴ)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
医者 (いしゃ)
(medical) doctor; physician
()
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.
遠ざける (とおざける)
to keep away; to keep at a distance

Kanji

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: コ、 カ
Meanings: individual, counter for articles
Readings: イ、 い.やす、 い.する、 くすし
Meanings: doctor, medicine
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: エン、 オン、 とお.い
Meanings: distant, far