Onko chishin
Study the old, discover the new.
Japanese four-character idiom, from the Analects
Revisiting something you already know can reveal something you missed. This expression, traced to the Analects, describes finding new understanding through studying the old. Try rereading a page you marked months ago: what stands out now?
Language note: 故 points to the old; 新 points to the new. The expression is read おんこちしん (onko chishin).
Which familiar lesson deserves a fresh look?
Practice:
前に読んだ本を、もう一度読んでみよう。
Mae ni yonda hon o, mō ichido yonde miyō.
Let’s reread a book we have read before.
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