時を得た一針は九針の手間を省く。

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時を得た一針は九針の手間を省く。

English Translation

A stitch in time saves nine.

Furigana

時(とき)を得(え)た一(いち)針(はり)は九(きゅう)針(はり)の手間(てま)を省(はぶ)く。

Romanji

Toki o eta ichi hari wa kyū hari no tema o habuku.

Words

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

得る (うる)

to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

針 (はり、ち)

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer; staple (for a stapler); needlework; sewing; malice; counter for stitches

は (は)

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

九 (きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)

nine

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

手間 (てま)

time; labour; labor

省く (はぶく)

to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to eliminate; to curtail; to save; to cut down; to economize; to economise