船頭多くして船、山に登る。

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船頭 多く して 船 、 山 に 登る 。

English Translation

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Furigana

船頭(せんどう)多(おお)くして船(ふね)、山(やま)に登(のぼ)る。

Romanji

Sendō ōku shite fune, yama ni noboru.

Words

船頭 (せんどう)

boatman; ferryman

多い (おおい)

many; numerous

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

船 (ふね)

ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship; tank; tub; vat; trough; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

山 (やま)

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire); protruding part of an object; climax; peak; critical point; guess; speculation; criminal case; crime; mountain climbing; mountaineering; festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd); wall; wall tile; temple; temple grounds; wild

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

上る (のぼる)

to ascend; to go up; to climb; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to; to advance (in price); to swim up (a river); to sail up; to come up (on the agenda)

Kanji

船

Readings: セン、 ふね、 ふな-

Meanings: ship, boat

頭

Readings: トウ、 ズ、 ト、 あたま、 かしら、 -がしら、 かぶり

Meanings: head, counter for large animals

多

Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る

Meanings: many, frequent, much

山

Readings: サン、 セン、 やま

Meaning: mountain

登

Readings: トウ、 ト、 ドウ、 ショウ、 チョウ、 のぼ.る、 あ.がる

Meanings: ascend, climb up