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    3. 殷鑑遠からず

    殷鑑遠からず

    殷いん鑑かん遠とおか​ら​ず​

    lessons from history are not far to seek

    NTExpressionsHistoryKanji Vocab55 strokes

    いんかんとおからず

    Expressions

    1.
    lessons from history are not far to seek
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    殷
    さかん…(2)
    flourishing
    Kanji
    鑑
    かんが.みる・かがみ…(3)
    specimen・take warning from・learn from
    Kanji
    遠
    とお.い…(6)
    distant・far
    Kanji
    か
    ka
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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