生兵法は大怪我のもと。

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生兵法 怪我 もと

English Translation

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Furigana

生兵法(なまびょうほう)(だい)怪我(けが)のもと。

Romanji

Namabyōhō wa dai kega no moto.

Words

生兵法 (なまびょうほう)
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(おお)
big; large
怪我 (けが)
injury (to animate object); hurt
()
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
(もと)
origin; source; base; basis; foundation; root; cause; ingredient; material; (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location; original cost (or capital, principal, etc.); (plant) root; (tree) trunk; first section of a waka; counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry); handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ヘイ、 ヒョウ、 つわもの
Meanings: soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics
Readings: ホウ、 ハッ、 ホッ、 フラン、 のり
Meanings: method, law, rule, principle, model, system
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: カイ、 ケ、 あや.しい、 あや.しむ
Meanings: suspicious, mystery, apparition
Readings: ガ、 われ、 わ、 わ.が-、 わが-
Meanings: ego, I, selfish, our, oneself