日の照るうちに草を干せ。

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日 の 照る うちに 草 を 干せ 。

English Translation

Make hay while the sun shines.

Furigana

日(ひ)の照(て)るうちに草(くさ)を干(ほ)せ。

Romanji

Hi no teru uchini kusa o hose.

Words

日 (ひ)

day; days; sun; sunshine; sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate); event

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

照る (てる)

to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)

打ち荷 (うちに)

jettisoned cargo

草 (くさ)

grass; weed; herb; thatch; ninja; not genuine; substandard

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

干す (ほす)

to air; to dry; to desiccate; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc. (usu. in the passive)

Kanji

日

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

照

Readings: ショウ、 て.る、 て.らす、 て.れる

Meanings: illuminate, shine, compare, bashful

草

Readings: ソウ、 くさ、 くさ-、 -ぐさ

Meanings: grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft

干

Readings: カン、 ほ.す、 ほ.し-、 -ぼ.し、 ひ.る

Meanings: dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede