粉骨砕身

See also: 粉骨碎身

Japanese

Kanji in this term
粉	骨	砕	身
ふん Grade: 4	こつ Grade: 6	さい Grade: S	しん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 粉骨 (funkotsu, “bone-breaking exertion”, literally “powdering the bones”) +‎ 砕身 (saishin, “breaking the body”, with overtones of working at something so devotedly that one breaks one's body).[1]

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) ふんこつさいしん [fùńkótsú sáíshíń] (Heiban – [0])[2][3]
- IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟̃ᵝŋko̞t͡sɨ̥ᵝ sa̠iɕĩɴ]

Noun

粉骨砕身 (hiragana ふんこつさいしん, rōmaji funkotsu saishin)

exerting oneself to the utmost, doing one's best

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

[NHK-2] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[DJR-3] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN