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    3. 磨穿鉄硯

    磨穿鉄硯

    磨ま穿せん鉄てっ硯けん

    showing unyielding diligence in one's studies

    NTNounEducationKanji Vocab51 strokes

    ませんてっけん

    Noun

    1.
    showing unyielding diligence in one's studies, wearing a hole through one's metal inkstone from constant studying
    yojijukugo

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    Kanji that make up this word

    磨
    みが.く・す.る…(2)
    grind・polish・scour・improve・brush (teeth)
    穿
    うが.つ・は.く…(1)
    put on (to the feet)・dig・pierce・drill
    鉄
    くろがね…(3)
    iron
    硯
    すずり…(2)
    inkstone
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