日進月歩

Japanese
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

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

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

Noun

日(にっ)進(しん)月(げっ)歩(ぽ) • (nisshingeppo) 

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

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