Word Meaning 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
鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身を焦がす is read as なくせみよりもなかぬほたるがみをこがす (nakusemiyorimonakanuhotaru ga mi o kogasu) 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 mi o kogasu