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    3. 立身出世

    立身出世

    立りっ身しん出しゅっ世せ

    success in life

    KMT10News #46+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveWork & CareerKanji Vocab22 strokes

    りっしんしゅっせ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    success in life
    yojijukugo

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    彼かれは立りっ身しん出しゅっ世せを夢ゆめ見みて、故こ郷きょうを離はなれた。

    He left his hometown, dreaming of success in life.

    KMT10Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    若わかい頃ころから立りっ身しん出しゅっ世せのために努ど力りょくを惜おしまなかった。

    He spared no effort for success in life from a young age.

    KMT10Work & CareerDaily Life
    立りっ身しん出しゅっ世せだけが人じん生せいの目もく的てきではないと、彼かれは悟さとった。

    He realized that success in life is not the only purpose of life.

    KMT10Work & CareerReligion & Philosophy
    彼かれは猛もう勉べん強きょうの末すえ、難なん関かんの国こっ家か試し験けんに合ごう格かくし、立りっ身しん出しゅっ世せの道みちを歩あゆみ始はじめた。

    After intense study, he passed a difficult national exam and began his path to success in life.

    KMT10Work & CareerEducation
    江え戸ど時じ代だいには、武ぶ士しの子し弟ていが立りっ身しん出しゅっ世せを目め指ざして学がく問もんに励はげんだ。

    In the Edo period, the children of samurai strived for academic excellence with the aim of achieving success in life.

    KMT10Work & CareerHistoryEducation

    Kanji that make up this word

    立
    た.つ・-た.つ・た.ち-・た.てる・-た.てる・た.て-…(12)
    stand up・rise・set up・erect
    身
    み…(1)
    somebody・person・one's station in life
    出
    で.る・-で・だ.す・-だ.す・い.でる・い.だす…(9)
    exit・leave・go out・come out・put out…(1)
    世
    よ…(6)
    generation・world・society・public
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