日の照るうちに干し草を作れ。

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日 の 照る うちに 干し草 を 作れ 。

English Translation

Make hay while the sun shines.

Furigana

日(ひ)の照(て)るうちに干(ほ)し草(くさ)を作(つく)れ。

Romanji

Hi no teru uchini hoshikusa o tsukure.

Words

日 (ひ)

day; days; sun; sunshine; sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate); event

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

照る (てる)

to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)

打ち荷 (うちに)

jettisoned cargo

干し草 (ほしくさ、ほしぐさ、かんそう)

hay; dry grass

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.

作る (つくる)

to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; to till; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; to have (a child); to make up (one's face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)

Kanji

日

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

照

Readings: ショウ、 て.る、 て.らす、 て.れる

Meanings: illuminate, shine, compare, bashful

干

Readings: カン、 ほ.す、 ほ.し-、 -ぼ.し、 ひ.る

Meanings: dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede

草

Readings: ソウ、 くさ、 くさ-、 -ぐさ

Meanings: grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft

作

Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り

Meanings: make, production, prepare, build