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
- Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN