知らぬが仏。

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知らぬ が 仏 。

English Translation

Ignorance is bliss.

Furigana

知(し)らぬが仏(ほとけ)。

Romanji

Shiranu ga hotoke.

Words

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

仏 (ほとけ)

Buddha; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead; dead person; spirit of the dead

Kanji

知

Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる

Meanings: know, wisdom

仏

Readings: ブツ、 フツ、 ほとけ

Meanings: Buddha, the dead, France