叩たたき上あげ

noun

working one's way up; rising through the ranks

Describes the process of starting from the bottom and advancing through hard work and experience, often without formal education or connections.

• 彼かれは叩たたき上あげで社しゃ長ちょうになった。

  He worked his way up to become company president.

• 叩たたき上あげの職しょく人にんには独どく特とくの風ふう格かくがある。

  A craftsman who has risen through the ranks has a distinctive dignity.

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

self-made person; veteran

Refers to a person who has achieved their position through practical experience and hard work, not through elite education or connections. Often used with の to modify another noun.

• あの政せい治じ家かは叩たたき上あげで、地じ元もとの支し持じが厚あつい。

  That politician is a self-made person with strong local support.

• 叩たたき上あげの技ぎ術じゅつ者しゃは現げん場ばに強つよい。

  A veteran engineer who worked their way up is strong on the front lines.