Word Meaning 遠きは花の香近きは糞の香

とおきははなのかちかきはくそのか tookihahana no kachikakihakuso no ka

遠きは花の香近きは糞の香 is read as とおきははなのかちかきはくそのか (tookihahana no kachikakihakuso no ka) and means blue are the hills that are far away.

Meaning

English

blue are the hills that are far away
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
far away smells of flowers; close up smells of dung

Reading

Kana

とおきははなのかちかきはくそのか

Romaji

tookihahana no kachikakihakuso no ka

Stroke Sequence

12 Characters • 78 Total Strokes

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Related Vocabulary

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遠近

えんきん

distance

遠近法

えんきんほう

perspective

遠交近攻

えんこうきんこう

policy of cultivating distant countries while working to conquer those nearby

遠心花序

えんしんかじょ

centrifugal inflorescence

遠近両用眼鏡

えんきんりょうようめがね

bifocal glasses

遠くの親類より近くの他人

とおくのしんるいよりちかくのたにん

a neighbour is better than a relative living far

遠慮近憂

えんりょきんゆう

failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term

遠慮なければ近憂あり

えんりょなければきんゆうあり

plan ahead or you will soon have worries

遠くの親戚より近くの他人

とおくのしんせきよりちかくのたにん

a neighbour is better than a relative living far

花火線香

はなびせんこう

toy fireworks

花香

かこう

fragrance of flowers

花の香

はなのか

fragrance of flowers