粉骨砕身

See also: 粉骨碎身

Japanese

Kanji in this term
粉 骨 砕 身
ふん
Grade: 4		 こつ
Grade: 6		 さい
Grade: S		 しん
Grade: 3
on’yomi

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]

Pronunciation

Noun

粉骨砕身 (hiragana ふんこつさいしん, rōmaji funkotsu saishin)

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

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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