Word details
対岸の火事
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 対岸の火事.
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Entry
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Idiomatic expression
someone else's problem; fire on the opposite shore
Examples
対岸の火事で良かった。
I am glad it was someone else who got it.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
対
vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
7 strokesFrequency 34JLPT N2Grade 3
On
タイツイ
Kun
あいてこた.えるそろ.いつれあ.いなら.ぶむか.う
Nanori
つし
岸
beach
8 strokesFrequency 556JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ガン
Kun
きし
Nanori
けし
火
fire
4 strokesFrequency 574JLPT N4Grade 1
On
カ
Kun
ひ-びほ-
事
matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
8 strokesFrequency 18JLPT N3Grade 3
On
ジズ
Kun
ことつか.うつか.える
Nanori
ろ
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