JLPT N3Proverbs
七転び八起き
- Meaning
- 何度失敗してもくじけず立ち上がること
- Explanation
- 「七転び八起き」 expresses that, just as one rises again each time after falling many times, one keeps challenging again and again without giving up even after failure. Note that it is the opposite of c1 'can never recover'; it is a positive meaning.
Original Japanese explanation
「七転び八起き」は、何度転んでも、そのたびに立ち上がるように、失敗してもくじけずに何度でも挑戦することを表します。c1 の「二度と立ち直れない」とは反対の、前向きな意味なので注意しましょう。
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