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農業には肥えた土地が不可欠だ。

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農業 肥えた 土地 不可欠

English Translation

Fertile soil is indispensable for agriculture.

Furigana

農業(のうぎょう)には()えた土地(とち)不可欠(ふかけつ)だ。

Romanji

Nōgyō ni wa koeta tochi ga fukaketsu da.

Words

農業 (のうぎょう)
agriculture
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
肥える (こえる)
to grow fat; to gain weight; to put on weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich; to become successful
土地 (とち、どおじ、どじ、どち)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
不可欠 (ふかけつ)
indispensable; essential
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Reading: ノウ
Meanings: agriculture, farmers
Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ
Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance
Readings: ヒ、 こ.える、 こえ、 こ.やす、 こ.やし、 ふと.る
Meanings: fertilizer, get fat, fertile, manure, pamper
Readings: ド、 ト、 つち
Meanings: soil, earth, ground, Turkey
Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: カ、 コク、 -べ.き、 -べ.し
Meanings: can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not
Readings: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く
Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)