温故知新（おんこちしん）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: learning from the past
Example sentences
- 温故知新で古い知恵を今に生かす。 — By learning from the past, he applies old wisdom to the present.
- 温故知新の姿勢で歴史を学ぶ。 — He studies history with the attitude of learning from the old to understand the new.
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