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What does 失敗は成功のもと (しっぱいはせいこうのもと) mean?

失敗は成功のもと (しっぱいはせいこうのもと) means failure is the stepping stone to success; reflecting on and correcting mistakes leads to success (lit. failure is the origin of success).

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Readingしっぱいはせいこうのもと
しっぱいはせいこうのもと
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failure is the stepping stone to success; reflecting on and correcting mistakes leads to success (lit. failure is the origin of success)

Example sentences

  • Because failure is the stepping stone to success, let’s thoroughly learn the cause from this mistake.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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