簡潔は機知の精髄。

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簡潔 は 機知 の 精髄 。

English Translation

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Furigana

簡潔(かんけつ)は機知(きち)の精髄(せいずい)。

Romanji

Kanketsu wa kichi no seizui.

Words

簡潔 (かんけつ)

brevity; conciseness; simplicity

は (は)

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

機知 (きち)

wit; resources; tact

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

精髄 (せいずい)

essence; kernel; spirit; pith

Kanji

簡

Readings: カン、 ケン、 えら.ぶ、 ふだ

Meanings: simplicity, brevity

潔

Readings: ケツ、 いさぎよ.い

Meanings: undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant

機

Readings: キ、 はた

Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion

知

Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる

Meanings: know, wisdom

精

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 シヤウ

Meanings: refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill

髄

Reading: ズイ

Meanings: marrow, pith, essence