人は知識が深まるほど、自分の無知に気がつくものである。

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English Translation

The more a man knows, the more he discovers his ignorance.

Furigana

人(ひと)は知識(ちしき)が深(ふか)まるほど、自分(じぶん)の無知(むち)に気(き)がつくものである。

Romanji

Hito wa chishiki ga fukamaru hodo, jibun no muchi ni kigatsuku mono de aru.

Words

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

知識 (ちしき)

knowledge; information

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

深まる (ふかまる)

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

無知 (むち)

ignorance; innocence; stupidity

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

気がつく (きがつく)

to notice; to become aware; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...