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賢者は己の失策から学ぶ。

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賢者 失策 から 学ぶ

English Translation

A wise man profits from his mistakes.

Furigana

賢者(けんじゃ)(おのれ)失策(しっさく)から(まな)ぶ。

Romanji

Kenja wa onore no shissaku kara manabu.

Words

賢者 (けんじゃ、けんしゃ)
wise man; wise woman; sage
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(おどれ、おんどれ)
you
()
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
失策 (しっさく)
blunder; slip; error
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
学ぶ (まなぶ)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

Kanji

Readings: ケン、 かしこ.い
Meanings: intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: コ、 キ、 おのれ、 つちのと、 な
Meaning: self
Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる
Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
Reading: サク
Meanings: scheme, plan, policy, step, means
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science