隣の花は赤い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
隣	花	赤
となり Grade: S	はな Grade: 1	あか Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

隣 +‎ の +‎ 花 +‎ は +‎ 赤い, literally "the flowers are always redder on the other side"

Proverb

隣(となり)の花(はな)は赤(あか)い • (tonari no hana wa akai) 

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)の糂汰味噌(じんだみそ) (tonari no jinda miso)