経験

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The noun and する verb 経験 (けいけん) denotes what one has personally undergone and the knowledge gained from it.
• Basic usage: A past 経験 can be applied to work, and even a failure may 大切な経験になる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Experience gained by doing
  • It includes an event personally undergone and what was learned from it, unlike information merely heard from others.