水と魚の関係は、空気と人間の関係に等しい。

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English Translation

Water is to fish what air is to man.

Furigana

水(みず)と魚(さかな)の関係(かんけい)は、空気(くうき)と人間(にんげん)の関係(かんけい)に等(ひと)しい。

Romanji

Mizu to sakana no kankei wa, kūki to ningen no kankei ni hitoshii.

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

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

魚 (さかな、うお)

fish

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

関係 (かんけい)

relation; relationship; connection; participation; involvement; concern; influence; effect; sexual relations; sexual relationship; related to ...; connected to ...

は (は)

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

人間 (にんげん)

human being; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)

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

等しい (ひとしい)

equal; similar; like; equivalent