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Meaning of 切磋琢磨 in Japanese
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切磋琢磨
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Kana Readingせっさたくま
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Romajisessatakuma
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- cultivate one's character by studying hard; diligent application
- Example sentence
- 君の実力なら楽勝だとは思うが、それに驕らず、まずはクラスのみんなと切磋琢磨していって欲しい。 With your ability it should be a doddle, but please don't be prideful of that but first apply yourself dilligently with everyone in your class.
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Examples of 切磋琢磨, せっさたくま in a sentence
Kanji in this word
磨
JLPT 2
16 strokes
grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)
On'Yomi: マ
Kun'Yomi: みが.く, す.る
切
JLPT 4
4 strokes
cut, cutoff, be sharp
On'Yomi: セツ, サイ
Kun'Yomi: き.る, -き.る, き.り, -き.り, -ぎ.り, き.れる, -き.れる, き.れ, -き.れ, -ぎ.れ