矢のない弓はやくに立たない。
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English Translation
A bow is no use without arrows.
Furigana
Romanji
Ya no nai yumi hayaku ni tatanai.
Words
矢
(や、さ)
arrow; wedge; chock
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
ない
(ない)
not; emphatic suffix
弓
(ゆみ、ゆ)
bow (and arrow); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
早い
(はやい)
fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; easy; simple; quick
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
立つ
(たつ)
to stand; to rise; to stand up; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)