温おん故こ知ち新しん

noun

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

Yojijukugo originating from the Analects of Confucius. Used to express the value of studying history to gain new insights.

• 温おん故こ知ち新しんの精せい神しんで古こ典てんを読よむ。

  Read the classics with the spirit of learning from the past to gain new insights.

• 歴れき史しを学まなぶことは温おん故こ知ち新しんにつながる。

  Studying history leads to developing new ideas based on past knowledge.