石油の特質の一つは水に浮くということである。

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English Translation

One quality of oil is that it floats on water.

Furigana

石油(せきゆ)の特質(とくしつ)の一(ひと)つは水(みず)に浮(う)くということである。

Romanji

Sekiyu no tokushitsu no hitotsu wa mizu ni uku toiu koto de aru.

Words

石油 (せきゆ)

oil; petroleum; kerosene

の (の)

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

特質 (とくしつ)

characteristic; feature; special quality

一つ (ひとつ)

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")

は (は)

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

水 (みず、み)

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

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

浮く (うく)

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you); to feel out of place; to be frivolous; to be uncertain; to have (time, money, etc.) left over; to be saved (e.g. money); to have no basis; to be unreliable

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...