動物に食物と飲み物が大切なように、植物には雨と日光が大切である。
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English Translation
As food and drink is to animals, so are rain and sunshine to plants.
Furigana
Romanji
Dōbutsu ni shokumotsu to nomimono ga taisetsuna yōni, shokubutsu ni wa ame to Nikkō ga taisetsu de aru.
Words
動物
(どうぶつ)
animal
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
食物
(しょくもつ)
food; foodstuff
と
(と)
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
飲み物
(のみもの)
drink; beverage
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
大切
(たいせつ、たいせち)
important; necessary; indispensable; beloved; precious; dear; cherished; valuable; careful
様に
(ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
植物
(しょくぶつ)
plant; vegetation
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
雨
(あめ)
rain
日光
(にっこう)
sunlight
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
或
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
Kanji
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: イン、 オン、 の.む、 -の.み
Meanings: drink, smoke, take
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: セツ、 サイ、 き.る、 -き.る、 き.り、 -き.り、 -ぎ.り、 き.れる、 -き.れる、 き.れ、 -き.れ、 -ぎ.れ
Meanings: cut, cutoff, be sharp
Readings: ショク、 う.える、 う.わる
Meaning: plant
Readings: ウ、 あめ、 あま-、 -さめ
Meaning: rain
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: コウ、 ひか.る、 ひかり
Meanings: ray, light