鯨はプランクトンと小魚を餌にしている。

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プランクトン している

English Translation

Whales feed on plankton and small fish.

Furigana

(くじら)はプランクトンと(しょう)(さかな)(えさ)にしている。

Romanji

Kujira wa purankuton to shō sakana o esa ni shiteiru.

Words

(くじら、クジラ)
whale (Cetacea spp.)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
プランクトン (プランクトン)
plankton
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(しょう)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name); unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)
(さかな、うお)
fish
()
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.
(えさ、え)
(animal) feed; fodder; bait; lure; enticement
()
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
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

Readings: ゲイ、 くじら
Meaning: whale
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: ギョ、 うお、 さかな、 -ざかな
Meaning: fish
Readings: ジ、 ニ、 え、 えば、 えさ、 もち
Meanings: food, bait, prey, tempting profit