Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 他山の石(たざんのいし) in Japanese

他山の石
Kana Reading
たざんのいし
Romaji
tazannoishi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    lesson learned from someone's else mistake; object lesson; food for thought; stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems)
    Example sentence
    他山の石とする The fault of another is a good teacher.

Examples of 他山の石, たざんのいし in a sentence

  • 他山の石とする

    The fault of another is a good teacher.

  • のふり見て我がふり直せ、他山の石

    Learn wisdom by faults of others.



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

5 strokes

other, another, the others

On'Yomi: タ

Kun'Yomi: ほか

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JLPT 3

5 strokes

stone

On'Yomi: セキ, シャク, コク

Kun'Yomi: いし

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JLPT 5

3 strokes

mountain

On'Yomi: サン, セン

Kun'Yomi: やま

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