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人間の身体は機械みたいなものだ。

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人間 身体 機械 みたいな もの

English Translation

Man's body is a sort of machine.

Furigana

人間(にんげん)身体(しんたい)機械(きかい)みたいなものだ。

Romanji

Ningen no shintai wa kikai mitaina mono da.

Words

人間 (にんげん)
human being; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)
()
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
(からだ、しんたい、しんだい、しんてい)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; constitution; health; corpse; dead body
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
機械 (きかい)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
(もの、もん)
person
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: シン、 み
Meanings: somebody, person, one's station in life
Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち
Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
Readings: キ、 はた
Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
Readings: カイ、 かせ
Meanings: contraption, fetter, machine, instrument