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たずねるのを恐れる者は学ぶことを恥じているのだ。

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たずねる 恐れる 学ぶ こと 恥じている

English Translation

He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.

Furigana

たずねるのを(おそ)れる(もの)(まな)ぶことを()じているのだ。

Romanji

Tazuneru no o osoreru mono wa manabu koto o hajiteiru no da.

Words

尋ねる (たずねる)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate
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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
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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.
恐れる (おそれる)
to fear; to be afraid of
(もの、もん)
person
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
学ぶ (まなぶ)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
恥じる (はじる)
to feel ashamed
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: キョウ、 おそ.れる、 おそ.る、 おそ.ろしい、 こわ.い、 こわ.がる
Meanings: fear, dread, awe
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: チ、 は.じる、 はじ、 は.じらう、 は.ずかしい
Meanings: shame, dishonor