衣錦の栄
Japanese
edit| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 衣 | 錦 | 栄 |
| い Grade: 4 |
きん Grade: S |
えい Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 衣錦の榮 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
editFrom Middle Chinese 衣錦之榮 (MC 'j+j kimX tsyi hjwaeng), related to Chinese 衣錦還鄉／衣锦还乡 (yījǐnhuánxiāng).
Idiom
edit衣錦の栄 • (ikin no ei)
- The return of the prodigal son. Lit. The glory of returning to one's village wearing golden embroidery.
References
edit- The Kōjien (広辞苑) Dictionary of the Japanese Language, 5th edition, Iwanami Shoten Publishing, Tokyo.
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 衣 read as い
- Japanese terms spelled with 錦 read as きん
- Japanese terms spelled with 栄 read as えい
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
- Japanese terms borrowed from Middle Chinese
- Japanese terms derived from Middle Chinese
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese idioms
- Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
- Japanese terms written with three Han script characters