It’s quite likely that you have heard the phrase, āfall down 7 times, get up 8ā. But did you know that it originated as a Japanese saying? Nana korobi yaoki (äøč»¢ć³å «čµ·ć), which translates to “7 falls, 8 rises” is a very well-knownĀ kotowaza (ććØćć), or proverb. Ā Here is our list of 10 more famous Japanese proverbs.