たずねるのを恐れる者は学ぶことを恥じているのだ。
Sentence Analyzer
English Translation
He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.
Furigana
たずねるのを恐 れる者 は学 ぶことを恥 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
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
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.
恐れる
(おそれる)
to fear; to be afraid of
者
(もの、もん)
person
は
(は)
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
事
(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
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative