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観察は消極的な科学であり、実験は積極的な科学である。

Sentence Analyzer

観察 消極的 科学 あり 実験 積極的 科学 ある

English Translation

Observation is a passive science, experimentation an active science.

Furigana

観察(かんさつ)消極的(しょうきょくてき)科学(かがく)であり、実験(じっけん)積極的(せっきょくてき)科学(かがく)である。

Romanji

Kansatsu wa shōkyokuteki na kagaku de ari, jikken wa sekkyokuteki na kagaku de aru.

Words

観察 (かんさつ)
observation; survey
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
消極的 (しょうきょくてき)
negative; half-hearted; passive; unmotivated; pessimistic
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
科学 (かがく)
science
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
実験 (じっけん)
experiment
積極的 (せっきょくてき)
assertive; positive; active; proactive

Kanji

Readings: カン、 み.る、 しめ.す
Meanings: outlook, look, appearance, condition, view
Reading: サツ
Meanings: guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand
Readings: ショウ、 き.える、 け.す
Meanings: extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
Readings: キョク、 ゴク、 きわ.める、 きわ.まる、 きわ.まり、 きわ.み、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる
Meanings: poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
Reading: 
Meanings: department, course, section
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: ジツ、 シツ、 み、 みの.る、 まこと、 みの、 みち.る
Meanings: reality, truth
Readings: ケン、 ゲン、 あかし、 しるし、 ため.す、 ためし
Meanings: verification, effect, testing
Readings: セキ、 つ.む、 -づ.み、 つ.もる、 つ.もり
Meanings: volume, product (x*y), acreage, contents, pile up, stack, load, amass