Word Meaning 転んでも只は起きぬ

ころんでもただはおきぬ korondemotada ha okinu

転んでも只は起きぬ is read as ころんでもただはおきぬ (korondemotada ha okinu) and means all's grist that comes to his mill.

Meaning

English

  1. all's grist that comes to his mill
  2. turn everything to good account
  3. turn anything to profit

Reading

Kana

ころんでもただはおきぬ

Romaji

korondemotada ha okinu

Writing Variants

  • 転んでもただは起きぬ ころんでもただはおきぬ korondemotadahaokinu

Stroke Sequence

9 Characters • 42 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 126840 Priority T

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