This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

たばこは百害あって一利なし。

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たばこ 百害 あって 一利 なし

English Translation

Smoking does much harm but no good.

Furigana

たばこは百害(ひゃくがい)あって一利(いちり)なし。

Romanji

Tabako wa hyakugai atte ichiri nashi.

Words

煙草 (たばこ、えんそう、けぶりぐさ、けむりぐさ、タバコ)
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
百害 (ひゃくがい)
great damage
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
一利 (いちり)
one advantage
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

Kanji

Readings: ヒャク、 ビャク、 もも
Meaning: hundred
Reading: ガイ
Meanings: harm, injury
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: リ、 き.く
Meanings: profit, advantage, benefit