Word Meaning 目と鼻の先

めとはなのさき me to hana no saki

目と鼻の先 is read as めとはなのさき (me to hana no saki) and means very close (to).

Meaning

English

very close (to)
within a stone's throw (of)
a stone's throw away (from)

Reading

Kana

めとはなのさき

Romaji

me to hana no saki

Writing Variants

眼と鼻の先 めとはなのさき me to hana no saki

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb ✓ Rank 95419 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

目先

めさき

appearance

目鼻

めはな

eyes and nose

目鼻立ち

めはなだち

(set of) facial features

目と鼻の間

めとはなのあいだ

very close (to)

目鼻が付く

めはながつく

to complete most of something

目くそが鼻くそを笑う

めくそがはなくそをわらう

the pot calling the kettle black

目くそ鼻くそを笑う

めくそはなくそをわらう

the pot calling the kettle black

目から鼻へ抜ける

めからはなへぬける

to be very shrewd

鼻先

はなさき

tip (of something)

鼻の先

はなのさき

tip of one's nose

目先相場

めさきそうば

the market trend in the near future

目先が利く

めさきがきく

to have foresight