The return of the sun - Ichiyo Raifuku

Japanese: 一陽来復 - いちようらいふく

The peak of yin and the return to yang. It refers to the eleventh month of the lunar calendar or the winter solstice. It also refers to the end of winter and the arrival of spring. The coming of the new year. By extension, it refers to finally turning to good fortune after a series of bad events.

[Usage] - to do.

[Example] A defeated warrior hoping for the return of sunshine, making a humble living around the Inari shrine [Sakaguchi Ango * Koto | 1942]

[Example] Although he was ill, he spoke more intelligently than ever, and said, "If you stay indoors and act lazy this winter, you'll be fine again in the spring when the sun comes back." He showed his usual friendly smile, but [Yayoko Nogami * Hideyoshi and Rikyu | 1962]

[Explanation] This saying comes from the fact that in the study of I Ching, October is the month of yin at the height of its power and there is no yang, and then in November of the lunar calendar, on the day of the winter solstice, yang appears and then everything returns to normal.

Source: Dictionary of Four-character Idioms About Dictionary of Four-character Idioms Information

Japanese:

陰が極まって陽にかえること。陰暦十一月または、冬至をいう。また、冬が去り春が来ること。新年が来ること。転じて、悪い事が続いたあと、ようやく好運に向かうこと。

[活用] ―する。

[使用例] 一陽来復を希う人生の落武者が稲荷のまわりにしがない生計を営んで［坂口安吾＊古都｜1942］

[使用例] あの病気のつねでいっそう明敏になにかと語り、この冬いっぱいも無精をして引きこもっていれば、春にはそれこそ一陽来復でまた元気になるよ、といつもの人なつっこい微笑を見せはしたが［野上弥生子＊秀吉と利休｜1962］

[解説] このことばは、易学では、十月は陰の最盛期で陽がなく、陰暦の十一月、冬至の日に一つ陽が来てまたもとに復していくところからいいます。

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