Word details

遠くの親戚より近くの他人

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 遠くの親戚より近くの他人.

Dictionary

Entry

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ExpressionFreq #204027
1

Proverb

a neighbour is better than a relative living far

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

distant, far

12 strokesFrequency 887JLPT N3Grade 2

On

エンオン

Kun

とお.い

Nanori

おにどお

parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)

16 strokesFrequency 406JLPT N3Grade 2

On

シン

Kun

おやおや-した.しいした.しむ

Nanori

ちかのり

grieve, relatives

11 strokesGrade 8

On

ソクセキ

Kun

いた.むうれ.えるみうち

near, early, akin, tantamount

6 strokesFrequency 194JLPT N3Grade 2

On

キンコン

Kun

ちか.い

Nanori

おうおおこの

other, another, the others

5 strokesFrequency 543JLPT N2Grade 3

On

Kun

ほか

person

2 strokesFrequency 5JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジンニン

Kun

ひと-り-と

Nanori

ひこふみ

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