木は浮くが鉄は沈む。

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木は浮くが鉄は沈む。

English Translation

Wood floats, but iron sinks.

Furigana

木(き)は浮(う)くが鉄(てつ)は沈(しず)む。

Romanji

Ki wa uku ga tetsu wa shizumu.

Words

木 (き)

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

は (は)

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

浮く (うく)

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you); to feel out of place; to be frivolous; to be uncertain; to have (time, money, etc.) left over; to be saved (e.g. money); to have no basis; to be unreliable

が (が)

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

鉄 (てつ)

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

沈む (しずむ)

to sink; to go under; to submerge; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend; to feel depressed