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空気は、生命にとって不可欠である。

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空気 生命 にとって 不可欠 ある

English Translation

Air is indispensable to life.

Furigana

空気(くうき)は、生命(せいめい)にとって不可欠(ふかけつ)である。

Romanji

Kūki wa, seimei nitotte fukaketsu de aru.

Words

空気 (くうき)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
生命 (せいめい)
life; existence
に取って (にとって)
to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding
不可欠 (ふかけつ)
indispensable; essential
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: クウ、 そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい
Meanings: empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 いのち
Meanings: fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: カ、 コク、 -べ.き、 -べ.し
Meanings: can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not
Readings: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く
Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)