余よ徳とく

noun

influence of great virtue; blessings from ancestors' virtue

Refers to the lasting positive influence or blessings that flow from the virtue of a great person or one's ancestors. Often used in formal or literary contexts.

• 彼かれの成せい功こうは祖そ父ふの余よ徳とくによるものだと言いわれている。

  His success is said to be due to the influence of his grandfather's virtue.

• この町まちの発はっ展てんは先せん人じんたちの余よ徳とくのたまものだ。

  The development of this town is a blessing from the virtue of our predecessors.