へたな職人は道具に難癖をつける。

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へたな 職人 は 道具 に 難癖 を 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)は道具(どうぐ)に難癖(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

は (は)

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

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

難癖 (なんくせ)

fault

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.

点ける (つける)

to turn on; to switch on; to light up

Kanji

職

Readings: ショク、 ソク

Meanings: post, employment, work

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

道

Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち

Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

具

Readings: グ、 そな.える、 つぶさ.に

Meanings: tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture

難

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

癖

Readings: ヘキ、 くせ、 くせ.に

Meanings: mannerism, habit, vice, trait, fault, kink