口は禍の門。

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口 は 禍 の 門 。

English Translation

The tongue wounds more than a lance.

Furigana

口(くち)は禍(わざわい)の門(もん)。

Romanji

Kuchi wa wazawai no mon.

Words

口 (くち)

mouth; opening; hole; gap; orifice; mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece; gate; door; entrance; exit; speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip); taste; palate; mouth (to feed); opening (i.e. vacancy); available position; invitation; summons; kind; sort; type; opening (i.e. beginning); counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords

は (は)

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

禍 (まが)

wickedness; evil; calamity; disaster

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

門 (もん、かど)

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; counter for cannons

Kanji

口

Readings: コウ、 ク、 くち

Meaning: mouth

禍

Readings: カ、 わざわい

Meanings: calamity, misfortune, evil, curse

門

Readings: モン、 かど、 と

Meanings: gate, counter for cannons