Word Meaning 蒔かぬ種は生えぬ

まかぬたねははえぬ makanutane ha haenu

蒔かぬ種は生えぬ is read as まかぬたねははえぬ (makanutane ha haenu) and means if you don't put in the effort, don't expect results.

Meaning

English

  1. if you don't put in the effort, don't expect results
  2. seeds you don't plant will never grow

Reading

Kana

まかぬたねははえぬ

Romaji

makanutane ha haenu

Writing Variants

  • まかぬ種は生えぬ まかぬたねははえぬ makanutane ha haenu

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 44 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 125915 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

自分で蒔いた種

じぶんでまいたたね

situation of one's own doing

多品種中少量生産システム

たひんしゅちゅうしょうりょうせいさんしすてむ

Flexible Manufacturing System

野生種

やせいしゅ

wild species (as opposed to domesticated species)

蒔く

まく

to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict)

蒔絵

まきえ

gold or silver lacquer

衛生

えいせい

hygiene

同級生

どうきゅうせい

classmate

生態

せいたい

ecology

一生懸命

いっしょうけんめい

very hard

誕生

たんじょう

birth

生誕

せいたん

birth