殷鑑遠からず

いんかんとおからず

lessons from history are not far to seek

殷

いん

Yin Dynasty (of China)

殷賑

いんしん

prosperity

殷盛

いんせい

prosperity

殷々

いんいん

roaring, booming, bellowing, pealing, reverberating, rumbling

殷富

いんぷ いんとみ

wealth, prosperity

鑑

かがみ

model, pattern

鑑識

かんしき

judgement, judgment, discernment, discrimination, having eye for

大鑑

たいかん

encyclopedia

清鑑

せいかん

excellent judgement

門鑑

もんかん

a pass allowing one through a gate

図鑑

ずかん

pictorial book, picture book, illustrated reference book, identification manual, field guide

鑑賞

かんしょう

appreciation (e.g. of art), aesthetic sense

鑑定

かんてい

judgement, judgment, expert opinion, appraisal

亀鑑

きかん

pattern, example, model, paragon, mirror

武鑑

ぶかん

book of heraldry

宝鑑

ほうかん

superb or valuable book

鑑別

かんべつ

discrimination, judgement, judgment, separation, sorting

手鑑

てかがみ

collection of handwriting (usu. old)