勉強 / 単語 / 他山の石

他山の石

たざんのいし

  • lesson learned from someone's else mistake; object lesson; food for thought; stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems) n id
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Kanji

ほか

other; another; the others

Grade Level 3

5 Strokes

サン • セン

やま

mountain

Grade Level 1

3 Strokes

セキ • シャク • コク

いし

stone

Grade Level 1

5 Strokes

Synonyms

他山の石以て玉を攻むべし

たざんのいしもってたまをおさむべし

  • one should learn from other's mistakes; stones from other mountains can be used to polish one's own gems exp proverb
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