七転び八起き
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |||
---|---|---|---|
七 | 転 | 八 | 起 |
なな Grade: 1 |
ころ Grade: 3 |
や Grade: 1 |
お Grade: 3 |
kun'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
---|
七轉び八起き (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
editLiterally “seven times falling down, eight times rising up”.
Pronunciation
editIdiom
edit- not giving up until succeeding
- the ups and downs of life
Derived terms
edit- 七転八起 (shichiten hakki)
References
editCategories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 七 read as なな
- Japanese terms spelled with 転 read as ころ
- Japanese terms spelled with 八 read as や
- Japanese terms spelled with 起 read as お
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese idioms
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 4 kanji