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隣の人の土地は自分の土地より優れた穀物を産出する。

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土地 自分 土地 より 優れた 穀物 産出する

English Translation

Our neighbor's ground yields better corn than our own.

Furigana

(となり)(ひと)土地(とち)自分(じぶん)土地(とち)より(すぐ)れた穀物(こくもつ)産出(さんしゅつ)する。

Romanji

Tonari no hito no tochi wa jibun no tochi yori sugureta kokumotsu o sanshutsusuru.

Words

(となり)
neighbor (neighbour); next to (esp. living next door to)
()
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
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
土地 (とち、どおじ、どじ、どち)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
自分 (じぶん)
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
優れる (すぐれる)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
穀物 (こくもつ)
grain; cereal; corn
()
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.
産出 (さんしゅつ)
yield; produce

Kanji

Readings: リン、 とな.る、 となり
Meaning: neighboring
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ド、 ト、 つち
Meanings: soil, earth, ground, Turkey
Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings: ユウ、 ウ、 やさ.しい、 すぐ.れる、 まさ.る
Meanings: tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
Reading: コク
Meanings: cereals, grain
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: サン、 う.む、 う.まれる、 うぶ-、 む.す
Meanings: products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude