心配は身の毒。

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心配 は 身 の 毒 。

English Translation

Care killed a cat.

Furigana

心配(しんぱい)は身(み)の毒(どく)。

Romanji

Shinpai wa mi no doku.

Words

心配 (しんぱい)

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid; assistance

は (は)

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

身 (み)

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)

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

毒 (どく)

poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite; malice; abusive language

Kanji

心

Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ

Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

配

Readings: ハイ、 くば.る

Meanings: distribute, spouse, exile, rationing

身

Readings: シン、 み

Meanings: somebody, person, one's station in life

毒

Reading: ドク

Meanings: poison, virus, venom, germ, harm, injury, spite