一文惜しみの百知らず。

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一文惜しみ の 百 知らず 。

English Translation

Penny wise, pound foolish.

Furigana

一文惜(いちもんお)しみの百(ひゃく)知(し)らず。

Romanji

Ichimon'oshimi no hyaku shirazu.

Words

一文惜しみ (いちもんおしみ)

stinginess; miserliness

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

百 (ひゃく、もも、はく)

100; hundred

知らず (しらず)

not having; unaffected by; aside; I don't know about ...; I know not whether; I know not if

Kanji

一

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ

Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)

文

Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや

Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

惜

Readings: セキ、 お.しい、 お.しむ

Meanings: pity, be sparing of, frugal, stingy, regret

百

Readings: ヒャク、 ビャク、 もも

Meaning: hundred

知

Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる

Meanings: know, wisdom