隣の糂汰味噌

Japanese

Kanji in this term
隣	糂	汰	味	噌
となり Grade: S	じん Hyōgai	た > だ Grade: S	み Grade: 3	そ Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi	on'yomi		goon	kan'yōon

Etymology

隣 +‎ の +‎ 糂汰 +‎ 味噌, literally "neighbour's rice-bran miso"

Proverb

隣(となり)の糂(じん)汰(だ)味(み)噌(そ) • (tonari no jinda miso) 

1. the grass is always greener on the other side

Related terms

• 隣(となり)の芝生(しばふ)は青(あお)い (tonari no shibafu wa aoi)
• 隣(となり)の花(はな)は赤(あか)い (tonari no hana wa akai)