いん
殷
かん
鑑
とお
遠
　
か
　
ら
　
ず

expression

Proverb. From Confucius: "the model for the Yin dynasty is not far-off (but in the collapse of the preceding Xia dynasty)".
  1. lessons from history are not far to seek.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
いん
殷
かん
鑑
とお
遠
　
か
　
ら
　
ず
 殷鑑遠からず いんかんとおからず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

flourishing
イン　アン　さかん (Kentei 1)
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ　また　ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ　きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
specimen, take warning from, learn from
カン　かんが.みる　かがみ (7th, N1)
gold
キン　きむ　かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
to divide
oversee, official, govt office
けん　カン (7th, N1)
bend down, bow, lie prostrate
ガ　ふ.せる　ふせ.る (Kentei Pre-1)
retainer, subject
シン　とみ　おみ (4th, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
dish, a helping, plate
さら　ベイ (3rd, N2)
distant, far
とお.い　どお　エン (2nd, N3)
long kimono
エン　オン (Kentei 1)
good luck(吉) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant