Four-Character Idiom · Conviction & Will · Kyojuro Rengoku
日進月歩
Meaning
To progress steadily, every day and every month, without dramatic leaps. The classical Chinese idiom emphasises continuity over breakthrough.
絶え間なく、日々着実に進歩し成長し続けること。
The Kyojuro Rengoku line
Verbatim from the source article
「昨日の自分より確実に強い自分になれる」
"BUT YOU'LL BE MUCH STRONGER THAN YOU WERE YESTERDAY."
Why it fits Kyojuro Rengoku
Rengoku's teaching frames growth as small-and-cumulative, not heroic — yesterday's self vs today's self, one increment at a time. This is exactly the temporal frame of nisshin-geppo, an idiom whose virtue is its modesty.
Sources
- デジタル大辞泉 — 日進月歩 (dictionary)
- 精選版 日本国語大辞典 — 日進月歩 (dictionary)