睡眠は健康にとって食物に劣らず必要だ。
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English Translation
Sleep is no less necessary to health than food.
Furigana
Romanji
Suimin wa kenkō nitotte shokumotsu ni otorazu hitsuyō da.
Words
睡眠
(すいみん)
sleep
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
健康
(けんこう)
health; sound; wholesome
に取って
(にとって)
to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding
食物
(しょくもつ)
food; foodstuff
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
劣る
(おとる)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
必要
(ひつよう)
necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
Kanji
Readings: スイ、 ねむ.る、 ねむ.い
Meanings: drowsy, sleep, die
Readings: ミン、 ねむ.る、 ねむ.い
Meanings: sleep, die, sleepy
Readings: ケン、 すこ.やか
Meanings: healthy, health, strength, persistence
Reading: コウ
Meanings: ease, peace
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: レツ、 おと.る
Meanings: inferiority, be inferior to, be worse
Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to