#yojijukugo #japanese idiom – Calligraphy by Vicky

温故知新（おんこちしん）”learning from the past to gain new knowledge”

4 Japanese calligraphy characters. The meaning is "learning from the past".

The kanji: 温 = warm 故 = circumstance 知 = knowledge 新 = new This 4-character idiom means “learning from the past to gain new knowledge”. “Knowledge” is represented by the third kanji 知, as in the Japanese verb 知る (shiru) “to know”. “New” is represented by the fourth kanji 新, as in the JapaneseContinueContinue reading “温故知新（おんこちしん）”learning from the past to gain new knowledge””