口は禍の門。

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English Translation

The tongue wounds more than a lance.

Furigana

(くち)(わざわい)(もん)

Romanji

Kuchi wa wazawai no mon.

Words

(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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(まが)
wickedness; evil; calamity; disaster
()
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
(もん、かど)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; counter for cannons

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 ク、 くち
Meaning: mouth
Readings: カ、 わざわい
Meanings: calamity, misfortune, evil, curse
Readings: モン、 かど、 と
Meanings: gate, counter for cannons