鼠は沈みかかった船を見捨てる。
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English Translation
Rats desert a sinking ship.
Furigana
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
Readings: ソ、 ショ、 ねずみ、 ねず
Meanings: rat, mouse, dark gray
Readings: チン、 ジン、 しず.む、 しず.める
Meanings: sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes
Readings: セン、 ふね、 ふな-
Meanings: ship, boat
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: シャ、 す.てる
Meanings: discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice