Lingaku- working hard; applying oneself; cultivating one's character (through hard work or study)see also 切磋琢磨
- polishing (stones)obsolete termorig. meaning
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- working hard; applying oneself; cultivating one's character (through hard work or study)
- polishing (stones)
This meaning refers to the dedication and effort one puts into personal development, skill enhancement, or scholarly pursuits.
Every day, he applies himself to learning new techniques.
This meaning refers to the literal act of refining or smoothing stones through physical effort, often used metaphorically to indicate improvement or refinement.
Generated collocations (experimental)
せっさたくま切磋琢磨to polish and sharpen each other (to improve oneself through mutual effort)せっさ切磋をするto strive or work hard togetherせっさ切磋のせいしん精神spirit of diligence and improvementせっさ切磋してせいちょう成長するto grow through hard work and mutual effortまなび学びをせっさ切磋するto engage in diligent study or learningせっさ切磋のせいか成果results of hard work and effortせっさ切磋をかさねる重ねるto repeat hard work or refinementせっさたくま切磋琢磨のなかま仲間companions who encourage mutual improvementいし石をせっさ切磋するto polish stones
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)