簡潔は機知の精髄。
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English Translation
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Furigana
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
Readings: カン、 ケン、 えら.ぶ、 ふだ
Meanings: simplicity, brevity
Readings: ケツ、 いさぎよ.い
Meanings: undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant
Readings: キ、 はた
Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 シヤウ
Meanings: refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill
Reading: ズイ
Meanings: marrow, pith, essence