光は新鮮な空気と同じくらい健康に必要である。

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English Translation

Light is as necessary as fresh air is for health.

Furigana

光(ひかり)は新鮮(しんせん)な空気(くうき)と同(おな)じくらい健康(けんこう)に必要(ひつよう)である。

Romanji

Hikari wa shinsenna kūki to onaji kurai kenkō ni hitsuyō de aru.

Words

光 (ひかり)

light

は (は)

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

新鮮 (しんせん)

fresh

空気 (くうき)

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

と (と)

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

同じ (おなじ、おんなじ)

same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case

くらい (くらい、ぐらい)

approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like

健康 (けんこう)

health; sound; wholesome

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

必要 (ひつよう)

necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...