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Zach

水は空気よりも音をよく伝達する。

Sentence Analyzer

空気 より よく 伝達する

English Translation

Water transmits sound better than air.

Furigana

(みず)空気(くうき)よりも(おと)をよく伝達(でんたつ)する。

Romanji

Mizu wa kūki yori mo oto o yoku dentatsusuru.

Words

(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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
空気 (くうき)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
(おと、ね、おん)
sound; noise; report; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
()
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.
良く (よく)
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often
伝達 (でんたつ)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay; propagation; conduction

Kanji

Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-
Meaning: water
Readings: クウ、 そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい
Meanings: empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: オン、 イン、 -ノン、 おと、 ね
Meanings: sound, noise
Readings: デン、 テン、 つた.わる、 つた.える、 つた.う、 つだ.う、 -づた.い、 つて
Meanings: transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain