Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 七転び八起き(ななころびやおき) in Japanese

七転び八起き, 七転八起, 七顛八起
Kana Reading
ななころびやおき, しちてんはっき
Romaji
nanakorobiyaoki, shichitenhakki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    the vicissitudes of life; ups and downs in life; always rising after a fall or repeated failures

Kanji in this word

起 JLPT 4

10 strokes

rouse, wake up, get up

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: お.きる, お.こる, お.こす, おこ.す, た.つ

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転 JLPT 4

11 strokes

revolve, turn around, change

On'Yomi: テン

Kun'Yomi: ころ.がる, ころ.げる, ころ.がす, ころ.ぶ, まろ.ぶ, うたた, うつ.る, くる.めく

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七 JLPT 5

2 strokes

seven

On'Yomi: シチ

Kun'Yomi: なな, なな.つ, なの

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八 JLPT 5

2 strokes

eight, eight radical (no. 12)

On'Yomi: ハチ

Kun'Yomi: や, や.つ, やっ.つ, よう

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顛

19 strokes

overturn, summit, origin

On'Yomi: テン

Kun'Yomi: いただき, たお.れる

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