Word Meaning 目と鼻の間

めとはなのあいだ me to hana no aida

目と鼻の間 is read as めとはなのあいだ (me to hana no aida) and means very close (to).

Meaning

English

  1. very close (to)
  2. within a stone's throw (of)
  3. a stone's throw away (from)

Reading

Kana

めとはなのあいだ

Romaji

me to hana no aida

Writing Variants

  • 眼と鼻の間 めとはなのあいだ me to hana no aida

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 89708 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

目鼻

めはな

eyes and nose

目鼻立ち

めはなだち

(set of) facial features

目と鼻の先

めとはなのさき

very close (to)

目鼻が付く

めはながつく

to complete most of something

間接目的語

かんせつもくてきご

indirect object

卵に目鼻

たまごにめはな

(cute) egg-like face

直鼻猿亜目

ちょくびえんあもく

Haplorhini (primate suborder)

曲鼻猿亜目

きょくびえんあもく

Strepsirrhini (primate suborder)

引目鉤鼻

ひきめかぎばな

style of drawing the human face, popular in the Heian period