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こめひゃっぴょう 米百俵
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1. kome hyappyō; (ideal of) enduring pain today for the sake of a better tomorrow; hundred sacks of rice​Idiomatic expression
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2. Kome Hyappyo​Kome Hyappyo (米百俵) refers to a famous event in Japan, the literal meaning of which is "One Hundred Bags of Rice" or "One Hundred Sacks of Rice". This historical anecdote symbolizes the idea that patience and perseverance in the present will lead to profit in the future. The Nagaoka Domain suffered great destruction during the Boshin War of the Meiji Restoration in the late 1860s and much of their food-production capability was lost.
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