Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 叩き上げ(たたきあげ) in Japanese

叩き上げ, たたき上げ
Kana Reading
たたきあげ
Romaji
tatakiage
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    working one's way up
    Example sentence
    彼はいわゆるたたき上げの人だ。 He is what is called a self-made man.
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    self-made person; veteran
    Example sentence
    彼はいわゆるたたき上げだ。 He is what we call a self-made man.

Examples of 叩き上げ, たたき上げ, たたきあげ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

叩

5 strokes

strike, beat, hit, thrash, criticize

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi: たた.く, はた.く, すぎ

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上 JLPT 5

3 strokes

above, up

On'Yomi: ジョウ, ショウ, シャン

Kun'Yomi: うえ, -うえ, うわ-, かみ, あ.げる, -あ.げる, あ.がる, -あ.がる, あ.がり, -あ.がり, のぼ.る, のぼ.り, のぼ.せる, のぼ.す, よ.す

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