Japanese phrase

七転び八起きです。 shichi koro bi hachi o ki de su

Meaning

Fall seven times and get back up eight times.

When to use it

Encourages persistence after repeated setbacks.

Example dialogue

最近、失敗続きです。 sai kin ship pai tsuzu ki de su

I have had one failure after another lately.

七転び八起きです。 shichi koro bi hachi o ki de su

Fall seven times and get back up eight times.

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