Definition of 他山の石 (たざんのいし)
たざんいし
他山の石
たざんのいし
tazannoishi
Common word
noun
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lesson learned from someone's else mistake, object lesson, food for thought, stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems)(idiom )
See also:他山の石以て玉を攻むべし
Related Kanji
| 他 | other, another, the others |
| 山 | mountain |
| 石 | stone |