殷鑑

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 殷鑒 (“something to be on the alert for by later people”).
(This term is a variant traditional form of 殷鑒).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
いん
Hyōgai
かん
Grade: S
kan'on

Noun

(いん)(かん) • (inkan

  1. a prior example that serves as a warning, a poor precedent

Idioms

  • 殷鑑遠(いんかんとお)からず (inkan tōkarazu)