へたな職人は道具に難癖をつける。

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へたな 職人 道具 難癖 つける

English Translation

It's a poor workman who blames his tools.

Furigana

へたな職人(しょくにん)道具(どうぐ)難癖(なんくせ)をつける。

Romanji

Hetana shokunin wa dōgu ni nankuse o tsukeru.

Words

下手 (へた)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
職人 (しょくにん)
worker; mechanic; artisan; craftsman
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
道具 (どうぐ)
tool; implement; instrument; utensil; apparatus; device; means
()
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
難癖 (なんくせ)
fault
()
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.
点ける (つける)
to turn on; to switch on; to light up

Kanji

Readings: ショク、 ソク
Meanings: post, employment, work
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: グ、 そな.える、 つぶさ.に
Meanings: tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture
Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い
Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
Readings: ヘキ、 くせ、 くせ.に
Meanings: mannerism, habit, vice, trait, fault, kink