骨に刻み、肝に銘ずる
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 骨 | 刻 | 肝 | 銘 |
| Grade: 6 | Grade: 6 | Grade: S | Grade: S |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 刻骨銘心. Literally "carved on one's bones and set in one's liver."
Idiom
骨に刻み、肝に銘ずる (hiragana ほねにきざみ、きもにめいずる, rōmaji hone ni kizami, kimo ni meizuru)
- To have one's resolve carved on the forehead.
References
- The Kōjien (広辞苑) Dictionary of the Japanese Language, 5th edition, Iwanami Shoten Publishing, Tokyo.