他山の石

たざんのいし

Meanings

1. Noun lesson learned from someone's else mistake; object lesson; food for thought (literally: stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems)) See also: 他山の石以て玉を攻むべし (たざんのいしもってたまをおさむべし).

Kanji

• 他 other. Read as タ.
• 山 mountain. Read as サン.
• 石 stone. Read as いし.

Words containing 他山の石

• 他山の石以て玉を攻むべし (たざんのいしもってたまをおさむべし) one should learn from other's mistakes

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