日進月歩

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
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[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

(にっ)(しん)(げっ)() (nisshingeppo

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

References[edit]

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