綿は水を吸い込む。
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English Translation
Cotton sucks up water.
Furigana
Romanji
Men wa mizu o suikomu.
Words
綿
(めん)
cotton
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
水
(みず、み)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
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.
吸い込む
(すいこむ)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to imbibe; to absorb; to soak up