厳密に言えば、竹は草の一種である。

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厳密に言えば、竹は草の一種である。

English Translation

Strictly speaking, the bamboo is a kind of grass.

Furigana

厳密(げんみつ)に言(い)えば、竹(たけ)は草(くさ)の一(いち)種(しゅ)である。

Romanji

Genmitsu ni ieba, take wa kusa no ichi shu de aru.

Words

厳密 (げんみつ)

strict; close

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

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

竹 (たけ)

bamboo; middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

は (は)

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

草 (くさ)

grass; weed; herb; thatch; ninja; not genuine; substandard

の (の)

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

種 (しゅ)

kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...