眠れる獅子は起こすな。
Sentence Analyzer
English Translation
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Furigana
Romanji
Nemureru shishi wa okosu na.
Words
獅子
(しし)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
起こす
(おこす)
to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken; to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce; to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open; to plough; to plow; to till; to fall ill with; to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken); to turn over (a card)
な
(な)
(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition