隣の芝生は青い

Japanese
Kanji in this term
隣 芝 生 青
となり
Grade: S		 しば
Grade: S		 ふ
Grade: 1		 あお
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
隣の芝生は靑い (kyūjitai)

Etymology

隣 +‎ の +‎ 芝生 +‎ は +‎ 青い, literally "the neighbor's grass is greener"

Proverb

隣(となり)の芝(しば)生(ふ)は青(あお)い • (tonari no shibafu wa aoi) 

  1. the grass is always greener on the other side
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