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Meaning: Anyone can make a mistake
猿も木から落ちる is the Japanese proverb, “Even monkeys fall from trees.”
It suggests that even the most skilled, can make a mistake in something they should be a master of. Or, to put it simply, “Anyone can make a mistake.”
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
This Japanese proverb reads, “failure/mistake/blunder/defeat is the origin of success.”
It suggests that failures or defeats are a necessary part of success.
失敗は成功の元 is often translated as “Failure is a stepping stone to success.”
Note: There are a few similar variations of this idiom in Japanese.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
See Also: Failure is a Stepping Stone to Success
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your mistake search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
繆 缪 see styles |
mù mu4 mu myou / myo みょう |
More info & calligraphy: Miaou(surname) Myō mistake |
ぽか see styles |
boka ボカ |
(noun/participle) (colloquialism) blunder; (careless) mistake; error; (place-name) Boca |
猿も木から落ちる see styles |
sarumokikaraochiru さるもきからおちる |
More info & calligraphy: Even Monkeys Fall From Trees |
傎 see styles |
diān dian1 tien |
inversion; mistake |
咎 see styles |
jiù jiu4 chiu kyū とが |
fault; to blame; to punish; calamity; misfortune (1) (kana only) error; mistake; fault; (2) (kana only) sin; wrongdoing; offense fault |
嘘 see styles |
shiogama しおがま |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) lie; fib; falsehood; untruth; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) mistake; error; (3) unwise move; bad decision; (interjection) (4) (colloquialism) no way!; unbelievable!; really?!; (personal name) Shiogama |
失 see styles |
shī shi1 shih shitsu しつ |
to lose; to miss; to fail (1) loss (of something); disadvantage; (2) mistake; error; failure; (3) flaw; defect; (4) (abbreviation) {baseb} (See 失策・2) error To lose, opp. of 得; to err. |
漏 see styles |
lòu lou4 lou ro |
to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old) āsrava, 'flowing, running, discharge; distress, pain, affliction.' M.W. It is defined as another term for 煩惱 q.v.; also as the discharge, or outflow, from the organs of sense, wherever those exist, hence it is applied to the passions and their filth; impure efflux from the mind, v. 欲有; also to the leakage or loss thereby of the 正道 truth; also to the stream of transmigration. |
犯 see styles |
fàn fan4 fan han はん |
to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal; crime; to make a mistake; recurrence (of mistake or something bad) (suffix) perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime To offend against, break (as a law). |
訧 see styles |
yóu you2 yu |
fault; mistake |
誤 误 see styles |
wù wu4 wu go ご |
mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly (n,n-pref) mistake; error deceit |
謬 谬 see styles |
miù miu4 miu muu あやまり |
to deceive; to confuse; to cheat; absurd; erroneous (irregular okurigana usage) error; mistake; slip; bug an error |
錯 错 see styles |
cuò cuo4 ts`o tso saku こすり |
mistake; wrong; bad; interlocking; complex; to grind; to polish; to alternate; to stagger; to miss; to let slip; to evade; to inlay with gold or silver rubbing; scrubbing; scraping to mix |
非 see styles |
fēi fei1 fei hi ひ |
to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-; to reproach; to blame; (coll.) to insist on; simply must (1) fault; error; mistake; (2) going poorly; being disadvantageous; being unfavorable; (prefix) (3) un-; non-; an- Not: un-: without, apart from; wrong. |
ウソ see styles |
uso ウソ |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) lie; fib; falsehood; untruth; (2) mistake; error; (3) unwise move; bad decision; (interjection) (4) (colloquialism) No way!; Unbelievable!; Really?!; (kana only) Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula); Japanese bullfinch |
もた see styles |
mota モタ |
(expression) (osb:) having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...; (surname) Mota |
一失 see styles |
isshitsu いっしつ |
a loss; a failure; a mistake; an error |
不覚 see styles |
fukaku ふかく |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) failure; defeat; mistake; blunder; negligence; indiscretion; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) unconsciousness; (given name) Fukaku |
不覺 不觉 see styles |
bù jué bu4 jue2 pu chüeh fukaku |
unconsciously Unenlightened, uncomprehending, without 'spiritual' insight, the condition of people in general, who mistake the phenomenal for the real, and by ignorance beget karma, reaping its results in the mortal round of transmigration; i. e. people generally. |
倒彩 see styles |
dào cǎi dao4 cai3 tao ts`ai tao tsai |
adverse audience reaction: boos and jeers, hissing, catcalls or deliberate applause after a mistake |
僻事 see styles |
higagoto ひがごと |
immoral act; mistake |
凡失 see styles |
bonshitsu ぼんしつ |
common mistake |
出錯 出错 see styles |
chū cuò chu1 cuo4 ch`u ts`o chu tso |
to make a mistake; error |
前非 see styles |
qián fēi qian2 fei1 ch`ien fei chien fei zenpi ぜんぴ |
past misdeed; past error; past folly; past sin one's prior mistake(s) or error(s) |
匡正 see styles |
kuāng zhèng kuang1 zheng4 k`uang cheng kuang cheng tadamasa ただまさ |
to correct; to amend; to redress (evils) (noun, transitive verb) correction (of a fault, mistake, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; (personal name) Tadamasa |
嘴硬 see styles |
zuǐ yìng zui3 ying4 tsui ying |
reluctant to admit a mistake |
大過 大过 see styles |
dà guò da4 guo4 ta kuo taika たいか |
serious mistake; major demerit serious error; gross mistake great error |
失手 see styles |
shī shǒu shi1 shou3 shih shou |
a slip; miscalculation; unwise move; accidentally; by mistake; to lose control; to be defeated |
失敗 失败 see styles |
shī bài shi1 bai4 shih pai shippai しっぱい |
to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[ci4] (n,vs,vt,vi) failure; mistake; blunder |
失点 see styles |
shitten しってん |
(1) (ant: 得点) lost point (in a game); point given away; conceded goal; (2) {baseb} run charged to the pitcher; (3) blunder; mistake; error |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) |
Even Monkeys Fall From Trees | 猿も木から落ちる | saru mo ki kara ochiru sarumokikaraochiru |
Failure is the Origin of Success | 失敗は成功の元 | shippai wa seikou no moto shippaiwaseikounomoto shipai wa seiko no moto |
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