Word Meaning 鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身をこがす
なくせみよりもなかぬほたるがみをこがす
nakusemiyorimonakanuhotaru ga miokogasu
鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身をこがす is read as なくせみよりもなかぬほたるがみをこがす (nakusemiyorimonakanuhotaru ga miokogasu) and means empty vessels make the most noise.
Meaning
English
- empty vessels make the most noise
- the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada
Reading
Kana
なくせみよりもなかぬほたるがみをこがす
Romaji
nakusemiyorimonakanuhotaru ga miokogasu
Writing Variants
- 鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身を焦がす なくせみよりもなかぬほたるがみをこがす nakusemiyorimonakanuhotaru ga mi o kogasu