噂をすれば影がさす。

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すれば さす

English Translation

Speak of angels and you hear their wings.

Furigana

(うわさ)をすれば(かげ)がさす。

Romanji

Uwasa o sureba kage ga sasu.

Words

(うわさ)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
()
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.
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
(かげ)
shadow; silhouette; figure; shape; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace; shadow (of one's former self)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
さす (さす)
to make (someone) do; to allow (someone) to; auxiliary verb indicating the causative; auxiliary verb indicating that one has been granted the permission to do something; auxiliary verb used as an honorific for others' actions; swidden

Kanji

Readings: ソン、 うわさ
Meanings: rumor, gossip, hearsay
Readings: エイ、 かげ
Meanings: shadow, silhouette, phantom