水が不足したら植物は育たない。

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水 が 不足したら 植物 は 育たない 。

English Translation

The shortage of water means that plants cannot thrive.

Furigana

水(みず)が不足(ふそく)したら植物(しょくぶつ)は育(そだ)たない。

Romanji

Mizu ga fusokushitara shokubutsu wa sodatanai.

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

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

不足 (ふそく)

insufficiency; shortage; deficiency; lack; dearth

植物 (しょくぶつ)

plant; vegetation

は (は)

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

育つ (そだつ)

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

Kanji

水

Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-

Meaning: water

不

Readings: フ、 ブ

Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

足

Readings: ソク、 あし、 た.りる、 た.る、 た.す

Meanings: leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear

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

育

Readings: イク、 そだ.つ、 そだ.ち、 そだ.てる、 はぐく.む

Meanings: bring up, grow up, raise, rear