水清ければ魚住まず。

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清ければ 魚住 まず

English Translation

Clear water breeds no fish.

Furigana

(みず)(きよ)ければ魚住(うおずみ)まず。

Romanji

Mizu kiyokereba Uozumi mazu.

Words

(みず、み)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
清い (きよい)
clear; pure; noble
先ず (まず)
first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now; hardly (with neg. verb)

Kanji

Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-
Meaning: water
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 シン、 きよ.い、 きよ.まる、 きよ.める
Meanings: pure, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu dynasty
Readings: ギョ、 うお、 さかな、 -ざかな
Meaning: fish
Readings: ジュウ、 ヂュウ、 チュウ、 す.む、 す.まう、 -ず.まい
Meanings: dwell, reside, live, inhabit