道具なしでは職人は何の役に立とうか。
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English Translation
What is a workman without his tools?
Furigana
Romanji
Dōgu nashi de wa shokunin wa nani no yakunitatou ka.
Words
道具
(どうぐ)
tool; implement; instrument; utensil; apparatus; device; means
無い
(ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
職人
(しょくにん)
worker; mechanic; artisan; craftsman
何
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
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
役に立つ
(やくにたつ)
to be helpful; to be useful
か
(か)
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
Kanji
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: グ、 そな.える、 つぶさ.に
Meanings: tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture
Readings: ショク、 ソク
Meanings: post, employment, work
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: ヤク、 エキ
Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
Readings: リツ、 リュウ、 リットル、 た.つ、 -た.つ、 た.ち-、 た.てる、 -た.てる、 た.て-、 たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる
Meanings: stand up, rise, set up, erect