大器晩成

たいきばんせい

taiki bansei

late bloomer, great talent takes time to develop

jlpt n1

each kanji

大

たい tai

big, large

onたい taiだい dai

kunおお.いに ōiniおお ōおお.きい ōkii

jlpt n5 · 3 strokes

器

き ki

ability, container, implement

onき ki

kunうつわ utsuwa

jlpt n1 · 15 strokes

晩

ばん ban

night, nightfall

onばん ban

jlpt n3 · 12 strokes

成

せい sei

become, elapse, get

onじょう jōせい sei

kunな.す nasuな.る naru

jlpt n3 · 6 strokes

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