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日進月歩

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
日 進 月 歩
にち > にっ
Grade: 1 		しん
Grade: 3 		げつ > げっ
Grade: 1 		ほ > ぽ
Grade: 2
goon kan'on
Alternative spelling
日進月步 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Blend of 日月 (nichigetsu, “sun and moon; day and month”) +‎ 進歩 (shinpo, “progress”)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) にっしんげっぽ [nìsshíńgéꜜppò] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟iɕːĩŋɡe̞p̚po̞]

Noun

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日(にっ)進(しん)月(げっ)歩(ぽ) • (nisshingeppo) 

  1. daily and monthly progress; steady progress; rapid progress

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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