衣錦の栄
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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衣 | 錦 | 栄 |
Grade: 4 | Grade: S | Grade: 4 |
Etymology
- From Middle Chinese: 衣錦還鄉
Idiom
衣錦の栄 (hiragana いきんのえい, rōmaji ikin no ei)
- The return of the prodigal son. Lit. The glory of returning to one's village wearing golden embroidery.
References
- The Kōjien (広辞苑) Dictionary of the Japanese Language, 5th edition, Iwanami Shoten Publishing, Tokyo.