こ
故
きょう
郷
　
へ
にしき
錦
　
を
かざ
飾
　
る

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to come home in triumph, to return to one's hometown in glory.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こ
故
きょう
郷
　
へ
にしき
錦
　
を
かざ
飾
　
る
 故郷へ錦を飾る こきょうへにしきをかざる
ふる
故
さと
郷
　
へ
にしき
錦
　
を
かざ
飾
　
る
 故郷へ錦を飾る ふるさとへにしきをかざる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

happenstance, especially, intentionally
コ　ゆえ　ふる.い (5th, N1)
old
コ　ふる.い　ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
home town, village, native place
キョウ　さと　ゴウ (6th, N1)
country, rural, village
son, counter for sons
ロウ　ろ　リョウ (7th, N1)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
brocade, fine dress, honors
にしき　キン　かね (11th, N1)
gold
キン　きむ　かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
to divide
cloth
ハク　きぬ (Kentei 1)
white
しろ　ハク　しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (11th)
decorate, ornament, adorn
かざ.る　ショク　しか (7th, N1)
eat, food, eat radical (no. 184)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
linen, cloth, spread
フ　ぬの　し.く (5th, N2)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (11th)