災いを転じて福としなさい。

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災い 転じて なさい

English Translation

Turn your misfortune to account.

Furigana

(わざわ)いを(てん)じて(ふく)としなさい。

Romanji

Wazawai o tenjite fuku to shi nasai.

Words

災い (わざわい)
calamity; catastrophe; misfortune
()
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.
転じる (てんじる)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
(ふく)
good fortune
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
為さる (なさる)
to do

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 わざわ.い
Meanings: disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil
Readings: テン、 ころ.がる、 ころ.げる、 ころ.がす、 ころ.ぶ、 まろ.ぶ、 うたた、 うつ.る、 くる.めく
Meanings: revolve, turn around, change
Reading: フク
Meanings: blessing, fortune, luck, wealth