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痛みなくして得るものなし is a Japanese phrase that means “no pain, no gain.”
This suggests that with pain, a gain must follow.
The pain Kanji here can also be translated as sorrow or suffering. The gain can also mean profit, advantage, or benefit. In the Japanese Buddhist context, that gain Kanji can mean rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana.
The character breakdown:
痛みなく (itami naku) pain; ache; sore; grief; distress. The naku part adds the meaning of “a lot of” or “extended”
して (shite) and then. (indicates a causative expression; acts as a connective particle)
得る (eru) to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain.
もの (mono) conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason.
なし (nashi) none of; -less; without; no.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Eru search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
える see styles |
eru エル |
More info & calligraphy: Eru |
BL see styles |
bii eru; biieru(sk) / bi eru; bieru(sk) ビー・エル; ビーエル(sk) |
(1) (abbreviation) (from the 和製英語 boys love) (See ボーイズラブ) male homosexuality; (2) (See 船荷証券) bill of lading; BL |
DL see styles |
dii eru; diieru(sk) / di eru; dieru(sk) ディー・エル; ディーエル(sk) |
decilitre; deciliter; dl |
KL see styles |
kee eru; keeeru(sk) ケー・エル; ケーエル(sk) |
(See クアラルンプール) Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia); KL |
LD see styles |
eru dii; erudii(sk) / eru di; erudi(sk) エル・ディー; エルディー(sk) |
(1) (See リビングダイニング) living-cum-dining room; combined living room and dining room; (2) (See レーザーディスク) laser disc; LD; (3) (See 学習障害) learning disability; (4) lighting director; (5) (See 半導体レーザー) laser diode |
LL see styles |
eru eru; erueru(sk) エル・エル; エルエル(sk) |
(1) (from doubling of "L" for size large) extra-large (clothing size); XL; (2) (See ランゲージラボラトリー) language laboratory; LL |
LO see styles |
eru oo; eruoo(sk) エル・オー; エルオー(sk) |
(abbreviation) (See ラストオーダー) last order; last call |
LP see styles |
eru pii; erupii(sk) / eru pi; erupi(sk) エル・ピー; エルピー(sk) |
(1) LP (record); long-playing record; long-play record; (2) {math} (See 線形計画法) linear programming; (3) (See ラインプリンター) line printer; (4) (See レーザープリンター) laser printer; (5) (See 自由党) Liberal Party |
ml see styles |
emu eru; emueru(sk) エム・エル; エムエル(sk) |
millilitre; milliliter; ml |
OL see styles |
oo eru; ooeru(sk) オー・エル; オーエル(sk) |
(1) (abbreviation) (sensitive word) (See オフィスレディー) female office worker; office lady; OL; (2) (abbreviation) (See オーバーラップ) overlap; (3) (abbreviation) (See オリエンテーリング) orienteering |
SL see styles |
esu eru; esueru(sk) エス・エル; エスエル(sk) |
steam locomotive |
XL see styles |
ekkusu eru; ekkusueru(sk) エックス・エル; エックスエル(sk) |
(rare) (See LL・1) extra-large (clothing size); XL |
下一 see styles |
shimoichi しもいち |
(abbreviation) {ling} (part of speech tag used in dictionaries) (See 下一段活用) conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"; (place-name) Shimoichi |
依瑠 see styles |
eru える |
(female given name) Eru |
依留 see styles |
eru える |
(female given name) Eru |
恵流 see styles |
eru える |
(female given name) Eru |
恵瑠 see styles |
eru える |
(female given name) Eru |
恵留 see styles |
eru える |
(female given name) Eru |
慧流 see styles |
huì liú hui4 liu2 hui liu eru |
The living stream of wisdom able to cleanse all impurity. |
択る see styles |
yoru よる eru える |
(transitive verb) to choose; to select |
景瑠 see styles |
eiru / eru えいる |
(female given name) Eiru |
枝流 see styles |
eru える |
(female given name) Eru |
永薫 see styles |
eru える |
(female given name) Eru |
江瑠 see styles |
eru える |
(female given name) Eru |
江留 see styles |
eru える |
(female given name) Eru |
瑛瑠 see styles |
eru える |
(female given name) Eru |
笑涙 see styles |
eru える |
(female given name) Eru |
笑留 see styles |
eru える |
(female given name) Eru |
絵流 see styles |
eru える |
(female given name) Eru |
絵琉 see styles |
eru える |
(female given name) Eru |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Eru | 伊露 | yī lù / yi1 lu4 / yi lu / yilu | i lu / ilu | |
Eru | える | eru | ||
No Pain No Gain | 痛みなくして得るものなし | itami naku shite erumono wa nashi |
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