食物が体に栄養を与えるのと同じように、書物は心に豊かさを与えてくれる。

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English Translation

Books are to the mind what food is to the body.

Furigana

食物(しょくもつ)が体(からだ)に栄養(えいよう)を与(あた)えるのと同(おな)じように、書物(しょもつ)は心(こころ)に豊(ゆた)かさを与(あた)えてくれる。

Romanji

Shokumotsu ga karada ni eiyō o ataeru no to onaji yōni, shomotsu wa kokoro ni yutakasa o ataetekureru.

Words

食物 (しょくもつ)

food; foodstuff

が (が)

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

体 (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

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

栄養 (えいよう)

nutrition; nourishment

を (を)

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.

与える (あたえる)

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award; to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply; to assign; to cause; to pass (a variable to a function)

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

と (と)

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

同じ (おなじ、おんなじ)

same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

書物 (しょもつ)

books

は (は)

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

心 (こころ)

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

豊か (ゆたか)

abundant; wealthy; plentiful; rich; affluent; very; extremely; full of; great