Word Meaning 天涯比隣

てんがいひりん tengaihirin

天涯比隣 is read as てんがいひりん (tengaihirin) and means a great distance does not detract from the feeling (relationship) of endearment.

Meaning

English

  1. a great distance does not detract from the feeling (relationship) of endearment
  2. feeling as though a dear one faraway were living in one's close neighborhood

Reading

Kana

てんがいひりん

Romaji

tengaihirin

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Yojijukugo Rank 109175 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

天涯地角

てんがいちかく

two places being far apart

天涯万里

てんがいばんり

very far away

天涯孤独

てんがいこどく

a person without a single relative

天涯

てんがい

horizon

比隣

ひりん

nearby

天下無比

てんかむひ

peerless

天井

てんじょう

ceiling

天皇

てんのう

Emperor of Japan

天災

てんさい

natural calamity

天然痘

てんねんとう

smallpox

天皇陛下

てんのうへいか

His Majesty the Emperor

天寿

てんじゅ

natural span of life