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少年老いやすく学なりがたし
Hiragana
しょうねんおいやすくがくなりがたし
Kanji
少年老い易く学成り難し
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
「少年老いやすく学なりがたし」は、中国の詩人・朱子の詩句「少年易老學難成」に由来することわざで、若い時はあっという間に過ぎ去り、学問や技芸を身につけるのは難しいという意味。したがって、若い間に時間を無駄にせず、勉学や修行に励むべきだ、という戒めを表す。
Easy Japanese Meaning
わかいうちにべんきょうしないとすぐにとしをとりまなぶのがむずかしくなる
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
少年易老，学业难成 / 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 / 不趁年轻用功，年老难有所成
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
少年易老，學成不易。 / 年輕時不勤學，老來多半無成。 / 不趁年少用功，難有所學成。
Korean Meaning
젊음은 빨리 지나가고 배움은 이루기 어렵다. / 젊을 때 공부하지 않으면 늙어 큰 학문을 이루기 어렵다. / 젊을 때 부지런히 배워야 한다는 교훈.
Vietnamese Meaning
Tuổi trẻ chóng qua, học hành khó thành. / Không học lúc còn trẻ thì mau già mà chẳng học được mấy. / Khuyên học sớm vì thời gian trôi nhanh.
Tagalog Meaning
Mabilis lumipas ang kabataan at mahirap matuto / Kung hindi mag-aaral habang bata, tatanda nang kapos sa kaalaman / Mag-aral habang bata dahil hindi naibabalik ang kabataan
Sense（1）
if you do not study when you are young, you will grow old quickly without accomplishing much learning
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if you do not study when you are young, you will grow old quickly without accomplishing much learning
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少年老いやすく学なりがたし
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He explained the importance of studying while young, saying 'If you do not study when you are young, it will be difficult to learn when you are old.'
He explained the importance of studying while young, saying 'If you do not study when you are young, it will be difficult to learn when you are old.'
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彼は「少年老いやすく学なりがたし」と言って、若いうちに勉強することの大切さを説いた。
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