たたきあげ

叩 き 上 げ

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    working one's way up

    • 彼はいわゆるたたき上げだ。
      He is what we call a self-made man.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    self-made person, veteran