習うより慣れろ

Japanese
Kanji in this term
習 慣
なら
Grade: 3		 な
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Alternative forms
  • 習うより慣れよ (narau yori nareyo)

Etymology

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 慣(な)れる (nareru)”)

Proverb

習(なら)うより慣(な)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"
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