ま
蒔
　
か
　
ぬ
たね
種
　
は
は
生
　
え
　
ぬ

expression

Proverb.
  1. nothing comes of nothing, don't expect things to happen on their own, the seed you don't plant doesn't grow.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ま
蒔
　
か
　
ぬ
たね
種
　
は
は
生
　
え
　
ぬ
 蒔かぬ種は生えぬ まかぬたねははえぬ
　
ま
　
か
　
ぬ
たね
種
　
は
は
生
　
え
　
ぬ
 まかぬ種は生えぬ まかぬたねははえぬ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sow (seeds)
ま.く　まき　シ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
time, hour
ジ　とき　と (2nd, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
Buddhist temple
てら　ジ (2nd, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)
species, kind, class
シュ　たね　-ぐさ (4th, N3)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ　いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
heavy, important, esteem
ジュウ　おも.い　かさ.ねる (3rd, N4)
thousand
セン　ち　かず (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと　リ　さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
life, genuine, birth
セイ　い.きる　う.まれる (1st, N5)