Definition of 殷鑑遠からず (いんかんとおからず)
いんかんとお
殷鑑遠からず
いんかんとおからず
inkantookarazu
expression
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lessons from history are not far to seek(proverb)(from Confucius: "the model for the Yin Dynasty is not far-off (but in the collapse of the preceding Xia Dynasty)")
Related Kanji
| 殷 | flourishing |
| 鑑 | specimen, take warning from, learn from |
| 遠 | distant, far |