学びて思わざれば則ち罔し まなびておもわざればすなわちくらし Meanings Expression to study and not think is a waste; learning without thinking is useless (from The Analects of Confucius) Kanji 学 study. Read as まなぶ. 思 think. Read as おもう. 則 rule. Read as すなわち. 罔 net Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists