Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しち
Grade: 1
てん
Grade: 3
はち > はっ
Grade: 1

Grade: 3
goon kan'on
Alternative spellings
七轉八起 (kyūjitai)
七顛八起

Etymology

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Sinified or short form of 七転び八起き (nana korobi ya oki, literally seven tumbles, eight stand ups).[1]

“Seven tumbles” commonly refers to “a lot of troubles” while standing up eight times indicates “bear up and keep trying”.

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ちてんはっき [shìchítéń wáꜜkkì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕit͡ɕite̞ɰ̃ ha̠k̚ʲkʲi]

Proverb

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(しち)(てん)(はっ)() (shichiten hakki

  1. an encouragement to keep going no matter how tough it is
  2. life has its ups and downs

Descendants

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  • Korean: 칠전팔기(七轉八起) (chiljeonpalgi)

Verb

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(しち)(てん)(はっ)()する (shichiten hakki surusuru (stem (しち)(てん)(はっ)() (shichiten hakki shi), past (しち)(てん)(はっ)()した (shichiten hakki shita))

  1. to stand up for oneself even in multiple instances of failure or in difficult situations

Conjugation

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See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  1. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN