植物学とは植物の科学的研究のことである。

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English Translation

Botany is the scientific study of plants.

Furigana

植物学(しょくぶつがく)とは植物(しょくぶつ)の科学的(かがくてき)研究(けんきゅう)のことである。

Romanji

Shokubutsugaku to wa shokubutsu no kagakuteki kenkyū no koto de aru.

Words

植物学 (しょくぶつがく)

botany

と (と)

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

は (は)

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

植物 (しょくぶつ)

plant; vegetation

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

科学的 (かがくてき)

scientific

研究 (けんきゅう)

study; research; investigation

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...