骨に刻み、肝に銘ずる
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 骨 | 刻 | 肝 | 銘 |
| ほね Grade: 6 |
きざ Grade: 6 |
きざ Grade: S |
めい Grade: S |
| kun’yomi | on’yomi | ||
Etymology
Calque of Literary Chinese 刻骨銘心 (kègǔmíngxīn). Literally "carved on one's bones and set in one's liver."
Idiom
骨に刻み、肝に銘ずる • (hone ni kizami, kimo ni meizuru)
- To have one's resolve carved on the forehead.
References
- The Kōjien (広辞苑) Dictionary of the Japanese Language, 5th edition, Iwanami Shoten Publishing, Tokyo.
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