便りがないのは良い知らせ。

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便り が ない の は 良い 知らせ 。

English Translation

No news is good news.

Furigana

便(たよ)りがないのは良(よ)い知(し)らせ。

Romanji

Tayori ga nai no wa yoi shirase.

Words

便り (たより)

news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

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

は (は)

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

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

知らせ (しらせ)

notice; notification

Kanji

便

Readings: ベン、 ビン、 たよ.り

Meanings: convenience, facility, excrement, feces, letter, chance

良

Readings: リョウ、 よ.い、 -よ.い、 い.い、 -い.い

Meanings: good, pleasing, skilled

知

Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる

Meanings: know, wisdom