君子危うきに近寄らず。

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君子 危うき に 近寄らず 。

English Translation

Keep out of harm's way.

Furigana

君子(くんし)危(あや)うきに近寄(ちかよ)らず。

Romanji

Kunshi ayauki ni chikayorazu.

Words

君子 (くんし)

man of virtue; person of high rank; wise man

危うい (あやうい)

dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious; in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk; uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful; close (i.e. a close call); narrow

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

近寄る (ちかよる)

to approach; to draw near

Kanji

君

Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ

Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

危

Readings: キ、 あぶ.ない、 あや.うい、 あや.ぶむ

Meanings: dangerous, fear, uneasy

近

Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い

Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount

寄

Readings: キ、 よ.る、 -よ.り、 よ.せる

Meanings: draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward