人の噂も七十五日。

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人の噂も七十五日。

English Translation

A wonder lasts but nine days.

Furigana

人(ひと)の噂(うわさ)も七(なな)十(じゅう)五(ご)日(にち)。

Romanji

Hito no uwasa mo nana jū go nichi.

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

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

噂 (うわさ)

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

七 (しち、なな、な)

seven; hepta-

十 (じゅう、とお、と)

ten

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

日 (にち)

Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan