衣錦の栄

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
きん
Grade: S
えい
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
衣錦の榮 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From 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

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()(きん)(えい) (ikin no ei

  1. The return of the prodigal son. Lit. The glory of returning to one's village wearing golden embroidery.

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