栄光

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 栄光 is a noun read えいこう, meaning glory or distinction gained through an outstanding achievement.
• Basic usage: It can describe refusing to rely on past glory or identify a success as glory shared by an entire group.
  • 選手は過去の栄光に頼らず練習を続けた。 says that the athlete kept practicing without relying on past glory; 舞台の成功は仲間全員の栄光だ。 says that the stage production's success is glory for the whole team.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 栄光に頼らず
  • に marks past glory as what the athlete did not rely on, and ず links that choice to continued practice.
• 全員の栄光だ
  • の presents the glory as belonging to the entire group rather than one person.
• 栄光 and 名誉
  • 栄光 emphasizes splendor from a major achievement, while 名誉 more broadly denotes honor or respected standing.