鼠は沈みかかった船を見捨てる。

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鼠 は 沈みかかった 船 を 見捨てる 。

English Translation

Rats desert a sinking ship.

Furigana

鼠(ねずみ)は沈(しず)みかかった船(ふね)を見捨(みす)てる。

Romanji

Nezumi wa shizumikakatta fune o misuteru.

Words

鼠 (ねずみ、ネズミ、ねず)

mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

は (は)

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

沈む (しずむ)

to sink; to go under; to submerge; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend; to feel depressed

船 (ふね)

ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship; tank; tub; vat; trough; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

を (を)

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.

見捨てる (みすてる)

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

Kanji

鼠

Readings: ソ、 ショ、 ねずみ、 ねず

Meanings: rat, mouse, dark gray

沈

Readings: チン、 ジン、 しず.む、 しず.める

Meanings: sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes

船

Readings: セン、 ふね、 ふな-

Meanings: ship, boat

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

捨

Readings: シャ、 す.てる

Meanings: discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice