知識のない熱意は暴れ馬のようなもの。

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知識 の ない 熱意 は 暴れ馬 の ような もの 。

English Translation

Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse.

Furigana

知識(ちしき)のない熱意(ねつい)は暴(あば)れ馬(ば)のようなもの。

Romanji

Chishiki no nai netsui wa abareba no yōna mono.

Words

知識 (ちしき)

knowledge; information

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

熱意 (ねつい)

zeal; enthusiasm

は (は)

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

暴れ馬 (あばれうま)

restive horse; runaway

様だ (ようだ)

(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command

者 (もの、もん)

person

Kanji

知

Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる

Meanings: know, wisdom

識

Readings: シキ、 し.る、 しる.す

Meanings: discriminating, know, write

熱

Readings: ネツ、 あつ.い

Meanings: heat, temperature, fever, mania, passion

意

Reading: イ

Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

暴

Readings: ボウ、 バク、 あば.く、 あば.れる

Meanings: outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrage

馬

Readings: バ、 うま、 うま-、 ま

Meaning: horse