ま
磨
せん
穿
てっ
鉄
けん
硯

noun

Messages.yoji.
  1. showing unyielding diligence in one's studies, wearing a hole through one's metal inkstone from constant studying.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ま
磨
せん
穿
てっ
鉄
けん
硯
 磨穿鉄硯 ませんてっけん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

grind, polish, scour
みが.く　マ　す.る (Early High School, N2)
hemp, flax, numb
あさ　マ　あ (Early High School, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
grove, forest
リン　はやし　し (1st, N2)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
stone
いし　セキ　シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
put on (to the feet), dig, pierce
は.く　うが.つ　セン (Kentei Pre-1)
hole, aperture, slit
あな　ケツ　けな (6th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
tusk, fang, tusk radical (no. 92)
きば　ガ　ゲ (Late High School)
iron
テツ　てっ　くろがね (3rd, N2)
gold
キン　きむ　かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
to divide
lose, error, fault
シツ　うしな.う　う.せる (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
husband, man
フ　おっと　フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
inkstone
すずり　ケン (Kentei Pre-1)
stone
いし　セキ　シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
see, hopes, chances
み.る　ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)