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一陽来復 (ichiyouraifuku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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らい
復ふく
の
気け
配はい
を
感かん
じる
。
After the winter solstice, I feel signs of the return of spring.
After a long recession, we finally see signs of a favorable turn of fortune.
Kanji 陽 sunshine, yang principle, positive 復 restore, return to, revert Related words 陰いん 陽よう 一陽来復 is a specific concept derived from yin-yang philosophy, describing the cyclical return of positive energy.
春はる While 春 simply means spring, 一陽来復 carries a deeper philosophical and metaphorical nuance of renewal after darkness.
Written forms 一いち 陽よう 来らい 復ふく
Standard kanji spelling for this yojijukugo.
一いち 陽よう 来らい 腹ふく
Variant spelling using 腹 instead of 復; less common and may be considered a mistake or ateji.
Etymology From the I Ching (易経), literally 'one yang returns'. Refers to the winter solstice when the first yang line appears in the hexagram, symbolizing the return of light and warmth.
