Word Meaning 隣の花は赤い

となりのはなはあかい tonari no hana ha akai

隣の花は赤い is read as となりのはなはあかい (tonari no hana ha akai) and means the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

Meaning

English

the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
the neighbour's flowers are redder

Reading

Kana

となりのはなはあかい

Romaji

tonari no hana ha akai

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb ✓ Rank 105462 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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人の花は赤い

ひとのはなはあかい

the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

赤花

あかばな

kimono color combination (crimson outside, bluish purple inside)

隣付き合い

となりづきあい

neighborly relations

隣合う

となりあう

to adjoin each other

隣り合せ

となりあわせ

adjoining each other

隣国

りんごく

neighbouring country

隣人

りんじん

neighbour

隣家

りんか

neighbouring house

隣

となり

next (to)

隣村

りんそん

neighboring village

隣接

りんせつ

adjacency

隣室

りんしつ

next or adjoining room

Example Sentences

隣の花は赤い。

The grass is always greener on the other side.