海は世界を分けるのではなく、むしろ結びつけるものです。

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English Translation

Oceans do not so much divide the world as unite it.

Furigana

海(うみ)は世界(せかい)を分(わ)けるのではなく、むしろ結(むす)びつけるものです。

Romanji

Umi wa sekai o wakeru no de wa naku, mushiro musubitsukeru mono desu.

Words

海 (うみ、み、わた、わだ)

sea; ocean; waters

は (は)

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

世界 (せかい)

the world; society; the universe; sphere; circle; world; renowned; world-famous; well-known outside of Japan; realm governed by one Buddha; space

を (を)

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.

分ける (わける)

to divide (into); to split (into); to part; to separate; to divide up; to classify; to sort out; to divide out; to share; to distribute; to deal out; to dish out; to distinguish; to discriminate; to differentiate (between); to break up (a fight); to mediate; to call a draw; to tie; to push one's way through (a crowd); to sell

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

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

寧ろ (むしろ)

rather; better; instead

結び付ける (むすびつける)

to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

者 (もの、もん)

person

です (です)

be; is