己に如かざる者を友とするなかれ おのれにしかざるものをともとするなかれ Also written 己に如かざる者を友とする勿れ Meanings Expression do not befriend those beneath you (from the Analects of Confucius) Kanji 己 oneself. Read as おのれ. 如 as if 者 person. Read as もの. 友 friend. Read as とも. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists