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後こう塵じん

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Meanings

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noun

trailing dust; dust cloud left behind

Literary word for the dust kicked up by someone or something moving ahead. Almost exclusively used in the idiom 後塵を拝する (こうじんをはいする), meaning 'to be outdone' or 'to follow in someone's wake'.

See also: 後塵を拝する (こうじんをはいする)

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