単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#14,800 most used

温故知新

おんこちしん1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

learning from the past

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

They say you should consult the past if you want to learn about the future. History has a lot to teach us.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

MEANING

1

developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 温故知新 this one meaning.

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#14,800 most used

Written温故知新 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium