木にとっては枝は人間の手足に相当する。

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木にとっては枝は人間の手足に相当する。

English Translation

Branches are to trees what limbs are to us.

Furigana

木(き)にとっては枝(えだ)は人間(にんげん)の手足(てあし)に相当(そうとう)する。

Romanji

Ki nitotte wa eda wa ningen no teashi ni sōtōsuru.

Words

木 (き)

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

に取って (にとって)

to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding

は (は)

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

枝 (えだ)

branch; bow; bough; twig; limb

人間 (にんげん)

human being; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)

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

手足 (てあし)

one's hands and feet; limbs

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

相当 (そうとう)

befitting; becoming; worthy of; proportionate; in keeping with; suitable; considerable; substantial; to be worthy of; to be proportionate to; to correspond to (in meaning, function, etc.); to be equivalent; extremely; considerably