光を韜み、迹を晦ます
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |||
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光 | 韜 | 迹 | 晦 |
ひかり Grade: 2 | つつ Hyōgaiji | あと Hyōgaiji | くら Jinmeiyō |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
Calque of Literary Chinese 韜光晦迹. Literally "sheath the light and obscure its traces".
Idiom
光を韜み、迹を晦ます • (hikari o tsutsumi, ato o kuramasu)
- to hide one's talents and conceal their existence