ぎりぎりの重荷を負ったラクダはわら１本でも積ませたら参ってしまう。

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ぎりぎり の 重荷 を 負った らくだ は わら １ 本 でも 積ませたら 参ってしまう 。

English Translation

It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

Furigana

ぎりぎりの重荷(おもに)を負(お)ったラクダはわら１本(ほん)でも積(つ)ませたら参(まい)ってしまう。

Romanji

Girigiri no omoni o otta rakuda wa wara ichi hon demo tsumasetara maitteshimau.

Words

ぎりぎり (ぎりぎり、ギリギリ)

at the last moment; just barely; grinding sound

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

重荷 (おもに、じゅうか)

load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility

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.

負う (おう)

to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to be injured; to owe

駱駝 (らくだ、ラクダ)

camel

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

藁 (わら)

straw

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

でも (でも)

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do

積む (つむ)

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

参る (まいる)

to go; to come; to call; to be defeated; to collapse; to die; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed; to be madly in love; to visit (shrine, grave)

Kanji

重

Readings: ジュウ、 チョウ、 え、 おも.い、 おも.り、 おも.なう、 かさ.ねる、 かさ.なる、 おも

Meanings: heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold

荷

Readings: カ、 に

Meanings: baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freight

負

Readings: フ、 ま.ける、 ま.かす、 お.う

Meanings: defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

積

Readings: セキ、 つ.む、 -づ.み、 つ.もる、 つ.もり

Meanings: volume, product (x*y), acreage, contents, pile up, stack, load, amass

参

Readings: サン、 シン、 まい.る、 まい-、 まじわる、 みつ

Meanings: nonplussed, three (in documents), going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love, participate, take part in