JLPT N2Four-character idioms
七転八起
- Meaning
- 何度失敗してもくじけず立ち上がること
- Explanation
- 「七転八起」, from the sense of getting back up no matter how many times one falls, expresses not being discouraged by failure but standing up and continuing to make an effort. It is also said as 「七転び八起き」 and is used in scenes of encouragement. c4's 「繰り返し転んで苦しむ」 (repeatedly falling and suffering) is the meaning of 「七転八倒」 which expresses agony, and is a confusion with a different word.
Original Japanese explanation
「七転八起」は、何度転んでも起き上がる意から、失敗してもくじけず立ち上がり努力を続けることを表します。「七転び八起き」とも言い、励ましの場面で使います。c4の「繰り返し転んで苦しむ」は苦痛を表す「七転八倒」の意味で、別語との取り違えです。
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