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    3. 七転び八起き

    七転び八起き

    七なな転ころび​八や起おき​

    not giving up

    NTEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab32 strokes

    ななころびやおき

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    not giving up, keeping at it until one succeeds, falling seven times, getting up eight
    idiomatic expression

    Noun

    2.
    the vicissitudes of life, the ups and downs of life
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 32

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    七
    なな・なな.つ・なの…(5)
    seven
    Kanji
    転
    ころ.がる・ころ.げる・ころ.がす・ころ.ぶ・まろ.ぶ・うたた…(3)
    revolve・turn around・change
    Kanji
    八
    や・や.つ・やっ.つ・よう…(7)
    eight・eight radical (no. 12)
    Kanji
    起
    お.きる・お.こる・お.こす・おこ.す・た.つ…(1)
    rouse・wake up・get up
    Kanji
    び
    bi
    Kana
    き
    ki
    Kana
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