習うより慣れろ (Narau yori narero)

Meaning: You learn a skill by doing it, not by studying it.

Literally: Get used to it rather than learning it

Example: “文法書を読むより、たくさん話してみよう。習うより慣れろだ。” — Rather than reading grammar books, just talk a lot: practice makes perfect.

Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, and 3 more languages

English: Practice makes perfect
French: C'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron (literally: It is by forging that one becomes a blacksmith)
Spanish: La práctica hace al maestro (literally: Practice makes the master)
German: Übung macht den Meister (literally: Practice makes the master)
Dutch: Oefening baart kunst (literally: Practice gives birth to skill)
Russian: Навык мастера ставит (Navyk mastera stavit) (literally: Skill makes the master)
Chinese: 熟能生巧 (Shú néng shēng qiǎo) (literally: Familiarity breeds skill)
Korean: 서당 개 삼 년에 풍월을 읊는다 (Seodang gae sam nyeone pungworeul eumneunda) (literally: After three years at the village school, even the dog recites poetry)