Vocabulary

What does 七転び八起き (ななころびやおき) mean?

七転び八起き (ななころびやおき) means picking oneself up no matter how many times one falls; undaunted perseverance (lit. fall seven times, rise eight).

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Reading	ななころびやおき

七転び八起きななころびやおき

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picking oneself up no matter how many times one falls; undaunted perseverance (lit. fall seven times, rise eight)

Example sentences

七転(ななころ)び八起(やお)きの精神(せいしん)で、何度不合格(なんどふごうかく)になっても挑戦(ちょうせん)し続(つづ)けた。
With a spirit of falling seven times and rising eight, I kept challenging myself no matter how many times I failed the exam.