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植物の種子は始終呼吸している。

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植物 種子 始終 呼吸している

English Translation

The seeds of plants breathe all the time.

Furigana

植物(しょくぶつ)種子(しゅし)始終(しじゅう)呼吸(こきゅう)している。

Romanji

Shokubutsu no shushi wa shijū kokyūshiteiru.

Words

植物 (しょくぶつ)
plant; vegetation
()
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
種子 (しゅし)
seed; pit
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
始終 (しじゅう)
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
呼吸 (こきゅう)
breath; respiration; knack; trick; secret (of doing something)

Kanji

Readings: ショク、 う.える、 う.わる
Meaning: plant
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: シュ、 たね、 -ぐさ
Meanings: species, kind, class, variety, seed
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin
Readings: シュウ、 お.わる、 -お.わる、 おわ.る、 お.える、 つい、 つい.に
Meanings: end, finish
Readings: コ、 よ.ぶ
Meanings: call, call out to, invite
Readings: キュウ、 す.う
Meanings: suck, imbibe, inhale, sip