呪いはひな鳥のようにねぐらに戻ってくる。

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呪い は ひな鳥 の ように ねぐら に 戻ってくる 。

English Translation

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

Furigana

呪(のろ)いはひな鳥(どり)のようにねぐらに戻(もど)ってくる。

Romanji

Noroi wa hinadori no yōni negura ni modottekuru.

Words

呪い (のろい)

curse; spell; malediction

は (は)

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

雛鳥 (ひなどり)

chick; baby bird

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

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

塒 (ねぐら)

roost; nesting place

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

戻る (もどる)

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound; to spring back

Kanji

呪

Readings: ジュ、 シュ、 シュウ、 ズ、 まじな.う、 のろ.い、 まじな.い、 のろ.う

Meanings: spell, curse, charm, malediction

鳥

Readings: チョウ、 とり

Meanings: bird, chicken

戻

Readings: レイ、 もど.す、 もど.る

Meanings: re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards