粉骨砕身

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See also: 粉骨碎身

Japanese

Kanji in this term
粉 骨 砕 身
ふん
Grade: 5 		こつ
Grade: 6 		さい
Grade: S 		しん
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
粉骨碎身 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 粉骨 (funkotsu, “bone-breaking exertion”, literally “powdering the bones”) +‎ 砕身 (saishin, “breaking the body”, with overtones of working at something so devotedly that one breaks one's body).[1] Compare Chinese 粉身碎骨 (fěn shēn suì gǔ) and 粉骨碎身 (fěn gǔ suì shēn).

Pronunciation

Noun

粉(ふん)骨(こつ)砕(さい)身(しん) • (funkotsu saishin) 

  1. exerting oneself to the utmost, doing one's best

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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