門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む。

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門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む。

English Translation

A saint's maid quotes Latin.

Furigana

門前(もんぜん)の小僧(こぞう)習(なら)わぬ経(けい)を読(よ)む。

Romanji

Monzen no kozō narawanu kei o yomu.

Words

門前 (もんぜん)

before a gate

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

小僧 (こぞう)

youngster; young Buddhist priest; young shopboy; errand boy; apprentice

習う (ならう)

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

経 (きょう)

sutra; Buddhist scriptures

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine