学びて思わざれば則ち罔し

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
まな
Grade: 1
おも
Grade: 2
すなわ
Grade: 5
くら
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
學びて思わざれば則ち罔し (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Literary Chinese 學而不思則罔.

Idiom[edit]

(まな)びて(おも)わざれば(すなわ)(くら) (manabite omowazareba sunawachi kurashi

  1. If one learns without thinking, one will be lost in his learning. That is, if one does not think about what one learns, he will not arrive at the truth of it.

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