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    3. 習わぬ経は読めぬ

    習わぬ経は読めぬ

    習ならわ​ぬ​経きょうは​読よめ​ぬ​

    you can't do something if you don't know how to do it

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab47 strokes

    ならわぬきょうはよめぬ

    Expressions

    1.
    you can't do something if you don't know how to do it, you can't read a sutra (by heart) if you haven't learned it
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    習
    なら.う・なら.い…(2)
    learn
    Kanji
    経
    へ.る・た.つ・たていと・はか.る・のり…(5)
    sutra・longitude・pass thru・expire・warp
    Kanji
    読
    よ.む・-よ.み…(4)
    read
    Kanji
    わ
    wa
    Kana
    ぬ
    nu
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
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