Japanese word
七転び八起き
ななころびやおき
In your course · Chapter 49
- Part of speech
- phrase
- Level
- B2
Meanings
- fall seven times, rise eight
Source: Tonada course
Kanji
- 七
- On reading:
- シチ
- Kun reading:
- なな、なな.つ、なの
- Meanings:
- seven
- 転
- On reading:
- テン
- Kun reading:
- うたた、うつ.る、くる.めく、ころ.がす、ころ.がる、ころ.げる、ころ.ぶ、まろ.ぶ
- Meanings:
- revolve, turn around, change
- 八
- On reading:
- ハチ、ハツ
- Kun reading:
- や、や.つ、やっ.つ、よう
- Meanings:
- eight, eight radical (no. 12)
- 起
- On reading:
- キ
- Kun reading:
- お.きる、お.こす、お.こる、おこ.す、た.つ
- Meanings:
- rouse, wake up, get up
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