親はなくとも。子は育つ。
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English Translation
Nature is a good mother.
Furigana
Romanji
Oya wa naku tomo. ko wa sodatsu.
Words
親
(おや)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); founder; (pet) owner
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
無い
(ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
とも
(とも)
certainly; of course; to be sure; surely; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though; although; without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.); also (called); emphatic particle
子
(こ)
child; young (animal); young woman; young geisha; offshoot; interest; new shares; player who is not a dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); bird egg; -er (often of young women)
育つ
(そだつ)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)