Word Meaning 馬鹿と天才は紙一重

ばかとてんさいはかみひとえ baka to tensai ha kamihitoe

馬鹿と天才は紙一重 is read as ばかとてんさいはかみひとえ (baka to tensai ha kamihitoe) and means there's but a fine line between genius and insanity.

Meaning

English

  1. there's but a fine line between genius and insanity

Reading

Kana

ばかとてんさいはかみひとえ

Romaji

baka to tensai ha kamihitoe

Writing Variants

  • バカと天才は紙一重 ばかとてんさいはかみひとえ bakatotensai ha kamihitoe

Stroke Sequence

9 Characters • 53 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 62823 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

天才と狂人は紙一重

てんさいときょうじんはかみひとえ

there's but a fine line between genius and insanity

馬鹿も一芸

ばかもいちげい

even a fool has one talent

馬鹿の一つ覚え

ばかのひとつおぼえ

one who knows little often repeats it

紙一重

かみひとえ

paper-thin (difference)

馬力荷重

ばりきかじゅう

power loading

馬鹿

ばか

Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)

馬鹿さ加減

ばかさかげん

extent of (one's) foolishness

馬鹿力

ばかぢから

great physical power

馬鹿を見る

ばかをみる

to feel like an idiot

馬鹿当り

ばかあたり

great hit