犬が魚でないのと同様、イルカは魚ではない。

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でない 同様 イルカ ない

English Translation

A dolphin is no more a fish than a dog is.

Furigana

(いぬ)(さかな)でないのと同様(どうよう)、イルカは(さかな)ではない。

Romanji

Inu ga sakana denai no to dōyō, iruka wa sakana de wa nai.

Words

(いぬ)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(さかな、うお)
fish
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
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
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
同様 (どうよう)
identical; equal to; same (kind); like; similarity
海豚 (いるか、イルカ)
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-
Meaning: dog
Readings: ギョ、 うお、 さかな、 -ざかな
Meaning: fish
Readings: ドウ、 おな.じ
Meanings: same, agree, equal
Readings: ヨウ、 ショウ、 さま、 さん
Meanings: Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix