Word Meaning 他山の石

たざんのいし tazan no ishi

他山の石 is read as たざんのいし (tazan no ishi) and means lesson learned from someone's else mistake.

Meaning

English

  1. lesson learned from someone's else mistake
  2. object lesson
  3. food for thought
  4. stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems)

Reading

Kana

たざんのいし

Romaji

tazan no ishi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb Rank 20644 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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他山

たざん

another mountain

石山

いしやま

stony mountain

石山合戦

いしやまがっせん

Ishiyama Honganji War (1570-1580)

石山戦争

いしやませんそう

Ishiyama Honganji War (1570-1580)

輝石安山岩

きせきあんざんがん

pyroxene andesite

他人

ひと

unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)

他方

たほう

on the other hand

他殺

たさつ

murder

他国

たこく

another province

other (esp. people and abstract matters)

他面

ためん

on the other hand