海と魚の関係は空と鳥の関係と同じだ。

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海と魚の関係は空と鳥の関係と同じだ。

English Translation

The sea is to fish what the sky is to birds.

Furigana

海(うみ)と魚(さかな)の関係(かんけい)は空(そら)と鳥(とり)の関係(かんけい)と同(おな)じだ。

Romanji

Umi to sakana no kankei wa sora to tori no kankei to onaji da.

Words

海 (うみ、み、わた、わだ)

sea; ocean; waters

と (と)

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

魚 (さかな、うお)

fish

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

関係 (かんけい)

relation; relationship; connection; participation; involvement; concern; influence; effect; sexual relations; sexual relationship; related to ...; connected to ...

は (は)

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

空 (そら)

sky; the heavens

鳥 (とり)

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

同じ (おなじ、おんなじ)

same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case

だ (だ)

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