七転び八起き

ななころびやおき

[nanakorobiyaoki]

Definitions

1.noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds; falling seven times, getting up eight

2.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

the vicissitudes of life; the ups and downs of life