Word Meaning 殷鑑遠からず

いんかんとおからず inkantookarazu

殷鑑遠からず is read as いんかんとおからず (inkantookarazu) and means lessons from history are not far to seek.

Meaning

English

  1. lessons from history are not far to seek

Reading

Kana

いんかんとおからず

Romaji

inkantookarazu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 55 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Proverb Rank 159001 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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殷鑑

いんかん

past example serving as a warning

遠方

えんぽう

long way

鑑定

かんてい

judgement

望遠鏡

ぼうえんきょう

telescope

永遠

えいえん

eternity

鑑賞

かんしょう

appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

遠慮

えんりょ

declining

印鑑

いんかん

stamp