賜物

たまもの

Also written 賜, 賚

Meanings

1. Noun gift; boon; godsend
2. (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)

Kanji

• 賜 bestow
• 物 thing. Read as もの.

Example sentences

• 私の成功はもっぱら幸運の賜物だ。
  My success was largely due to luck.
• 彼が会社の社長になれたのは、彼の努力と勤勉の賜物です。
  Everyone knows that he worked hard to get to the top of the company.
• 彼は自分の成功を努力の賜物と考えた。
  He attributed his success to hard work.
• 彼女の成功は努力の賜物だ。
  Her success is the result of her efforts.
• 彼らのコントは一見ほとんどアドリブに見える。ところがその実緻密な計算とリハーサルのたまものなのだ。
  To all appearances, their skit seems almost improvised. However, it is in fact the result of careful consideration and rehearsal.

Words containing 賜物

• 努力の賜物 (どりょくのたまもの) fruit of one's labor

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