百戦錬磨
ひゃくせんれんま
veteran
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Meanings
also 百戦練磨
- takes の, four-character idiom veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
Its kanji
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百
ヒャク、ビャク · もも
hundred
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戦
セン · いくさ、たたか.う、おのの.く、そよ.ぐ、わなな.く
war, battle, match
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錬
レン · ね.る
tempering, refine, drill, train, polish
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磨
マ · みが.く、す.る
grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)