少しばかりの学問は危険なもの。

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少し ばかり の 学問 は 危険な もの 。

English Translation

A little learning is a dangerous thing.

Furigana

少(すこ)しばかりの学問(がくもん)は危険(きけん)なもの。

Romanji

Sukoshi bakari no gakumon wa kikenna mono.

Words

少し (すこし)

small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance

許り (ばかり、ばっかり、ばっか)

only; merely; nothing but; no more than; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to; indicates emphasis; always; constantly

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

学問 (がくもん)

scholarship; study; learning

は (は)

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

危険 (きけん)

danger; peril; hazard; risk

者 (もの、もん)

person

Kanji

少

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し

Meanings: few, little

学

Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ

Meanings: study, learning, science

問

Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん

Meanings: question, ask, problem

危

Readings: キ、 あぶ.ない、 あや.うい、 あや.ぶむ

Meanings: dangerous, fear, uneasy

険

Readings: ケン、 けわ.しい

Meanings: precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes