水は植物には欠かせない。

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水 は 植物 に は 欠かせない 。

English Translation

Water is indispensable to plants.

Furigana

水(みず)は植物(しょくぶつ)には欠(か)かせない。

Romanji

Mizu wa shokubutsu ni wa kakasenai.

Words

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

は (は)

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

植物 (しょくぶつ)

plant; vegetation

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

欠く (かく)

to chip; to nick; to break; to crack; to lack

Kanji

水

Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-

Meaning: water

植

Readings: ショク、 う.える、 う.わる

Meaning: plant

物

Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-

Meanings: thing, object, matter

欠

Readings: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く

Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)