魚と肉はともに栄養があるが、後者のほうが前者より値段が高い。

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English Translation

Fish and meat are both nourishing, but the latter is more expensive than the former.

Furigana

魚(さかな)と肉(にく)はともに栄養(えいよう)があるが、後者(こうしゃ)のほうが前者(ぜんしゃ)より値段(ねだん)が高(たか)い。

Romanji

Sakana to niku wa tomoni eiyō ga aru ga, kōsha no hō ga zensha yori nedan ga takai.

Words

魚 (さかな、うお)

fish

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

肉 (にく、しし)

flesh; meat; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); thickness; ink pad

は (は)

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

共に (ともに)

together; jointly; at the same time; with; as ...; including; along with; both

栄養 (えいよう)

nutrition; nourishment

が (が)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

後者 (こうしゃ)

the latter

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

切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

前者 (ぜんしゃ)

the former

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

値段 (ねだん)

price; cost

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive