習うより慣れろ

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
なら
Grade: 3

Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Proverb consisting of 習う +‎ より +‎ 慣れろ (the 命令形(めいれいけい) (meireikei) or the imperative form of the verb ()れる (nareru))

Proverb[edit]

(なら)うより()れろ (narau yori narero

  1. (idiomatic) experience is the best teacher, practice makes perfect; literally, "it is better to grow accustomed than be taught"