子供たちは衣食を親に頼っている。

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子供たちは衣食を親に頼っている。

English Translation

Children depend on their parents for food and clothing.

Furigana

子供(こども)たちは衣食(いしょく)を親(おや)に頼(たよ)っている。

Romanji

Kodomotachi wa ishoku o oya ni tayotteiru.

Words

子供達 (こどもたち)

children

は (は)

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

衣食 (いしょく)

food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe

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.

親 (おや)

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); founder; (pet) owner

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

頼る (たよる)

to rely on; to have recourse to; to depend on