節制は最良の薬。
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English Translation
Temperance is the best physic.
Furigana
Romanji
Sessei wa sairyō no kusuri.
Words
節制
(せっせい)
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
最良
(さいりょう)
the best; ideal
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
薬
(くすり)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; efficacious chemical (i.e. gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; small bribe
Kanji
Readings: セツ、 セチ、 ふし、 -ぶし、 のっと
Meanings: node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody
Reading: セイ
Meanings: system, law, rule
Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: リョウ、 よ.い、 -よ.い、 い.い、 -い.い
Meanings: good, pleasing, skilled
Readings: ヤク、 くすり
Meanings: medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit