大きな集団の尻につくより頭になれ。
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English Translation
Better be the head of a cat than the tail of a lion.
Furigana
Romanji
Ōkina shūdan no shiri ni tsuku yori atama ni nare.
Words
大きな
(おおきな)
big; large; great
集団
(しゅうだん)
group; mass
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
尻
(しり)
buttocks; behind; rump; bottom; undersurface; bottom; last place; end; consequence
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
吐く
(つく)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up; to spit up
より
(より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
頭
(あたま、かしら)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; intellect; leader; chief; boss; captain; top; tip; beginning; start; head; person; top structural component of a kanji
成る
(なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
Kanji
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: シュウ、 あつ.まる、 あつ.める、 つど.う
Meanings: gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flock
Readings: ダン、 トン、 かたまり、 まる.い
Meanings: group, association
Readings: コウ、 しり
Meanings: buttocks, hips, butt, rear
Readings: トウ、 ズ、 ト、 あたま、 かしら、 -がしら、 かぶり
Meanings: head, counter for large animals