牛は草を食べて生きている。
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English Translation
Cows live on grass.
Furigana
Romanji
Ushi wa kusa o tabete ikiteiru.
Words
牛
(うし、ぎゅう、ウシ)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; ox; oxen; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
草
(くさ)
grass; weed; herb; thatch; ninja; not genuine; substandard
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.
食べる
(たべる)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
生きる
(いきる)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use; to function; to come to life; to be enlivened; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
Kanji
Readings: ギュウ、 うし
Meaning: cow
Readings: ソウ、 くさ、 くさ-、 -ぐさ
Meanings: grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth