魚に水が必要なように、我々には空気が必要である。

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English Translation

Air is to us what water is to fish.

Furigana

魚(さかな)に水(みず)が必要(ひつよう)なように、我々(われわれ)には空気(くうき)が必要(ひつよう)である。

Romanji

Sakana ni mizu ga hitsuyōna yōni, wareware ni wa kūki ga hitsuyō de aru.

Words

魚 (さかな、うお)

fish

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

水 (みず、み)

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

必要 (ひつよう)

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

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

我々 (われわれ)

は (は)

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

空気 (くうき)

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

だ (だ)