Word details
岡目八目
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 岡目八目.
Dictionary
Entry
1
bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation
Examples
彼女が彼に惚れてるのは岡目八目疑いのないところだよ。
As a disinterested third-party, I can declare that she secretly loves him.
2
onlookers see more of the game than the players do; people watching a game of go see eight moves further ahead
Examples
傍目八目という言葉があるように一度協会から離れて、日本サッカーをみて頂きたい。
Like the saying that things are seen clearest from outside I wish he'd leave the association for a time and take a look at Japanese soccer.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
岡
mount, hill, knoll
8 strokesFrequency 463Grade 4
On
コウ
Kun
おか
目
eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
5 strokesFrequency 76JLPT N4Grade 1
On
モクボク
Kun
め-めま-
Nanori
さかんさがんさっかさつか
八
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
2 strokesFrequency 92JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ハチハツ
Kun
やや.つやっ.つよう
Nanori
なははっやちやつ
傍
bystander, side, besides, while, nearby, third person
12 strokesFrequency 1,660JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ボウ
Kun
かたわ.らわきおか-はたそば
Nanori
び
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