Word Meaning 眼と鼻の先

めとはなのさき me to hana no saki

眼と鼻の先 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

目と鼻の先 めとはなのさき me to hana no saki

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Proverb ✓ Rank 125469 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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眼と鼻の間

めとはなのあいだ

very close (to)

鼻先

はなさき

tip (of something)

鼻の先

はなのさき

tip of one's nose

鼻先思案

はなさきじあん

superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking

先見の眼

せんけんのめ

foresight

鼻眼鏡

はなめがね

Groucho glasses

鼻先分別

はなさきふんべつ

superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking

鼻先で笑う

はなさきでわらう

to laugh scornfully

鼻先蛙

はなさきがえる

Ryukyu tip-nosed frog (Odorrana narina)

奄美鼻先蛙

あまみはなさきがえる

Amami tip-nosed frog (Odorrana amamiensis)

眼鏡

めがね

glasses

眼

め

(an) appearance