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    3. 目と鼻の先

    目と鼻の先

    目めと​鼻はなの​先さき

    very close (to)

    NTNounDaily LifeKanji Vocab28 strokes

    眼と鼻の先

    めとはなのさき

    Noun

    1.
    very close (to), within a stone's throw (of), a stone's throw away (from)

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    Characters that make up this word

    目
    め・-め・ま-…(6)
    eye・class・look・insight・experience…(2)
    Kanji
    鼻
    はな…(1)
    nose・snout
    Kanji
    先
    さき・ま.ず…(2)
    before・ahead・previous・future・precedence
    Kanji
    と
    to
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
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