noun
illiterate and ignorant; uneducated and lacking wisdom
A yojijukugo describing someone who lacks both formal learning and practical discernment. Often used in critical or self-deprecating contexts.
彼は無学無識だが、商売の才能は抜群だ。
He is uneducated and ignorant, but his business talent is outstanding.
無学無識の身で、このような大役は務まりません。
Being uneducated and ignorant, I cannot fulfill such an important role.
Means 'ignorant' or 'uninformed', focusing on lack of knowledge rather than the combination of no learning and no wisdom.
A yojijukugo composed of 無学 (no learning) and 無識 (no knowledge/discernment). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of pairing two similar negative qualities.