Definify.com
Definition 2024
温故知新
温故知新
See also: 溫故知新
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 温故知新 – see 溫故知新. (This term, 温故知新, is the simplified form of 溫故知新.) |
Notes:
|
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 温 | 故 | 知 | 新 |
| Grade: 3 | Grade: 5 | Grade: 2 | Grade: 2 |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese: 温故而知新、可以為師
Noun
温故知新 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 溫故知新, hiragana おんこちしん, romaji onkochishin)
- One should be able to derive new understanding while revising what he has learned. Learning from the past.
References
- 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4000801112