刻苦勉励（こっくべんれい）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: studying with diligence
Example sentences
- 刻苦勉励して資格を取る。 — He studies with grueling diligence to earn the qualification.
- 刻苦勉励の末に成功した。 — He succeeded after years of hard, diligent effort.
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