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    3. 遠きは花の香近きは糞の香

    遠きは花の香近きは糞の香

    遠とおき​は​花はなの​香か近ちかき​は​糞くその​香か

    blue are the hills that are far away

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab78 strokes

    とおきははなのかちかきはくそのか

    Expressions

    1.
    blue are the hills that are far away, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, far away smells of flowers; close up smells of dung
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    遠
    とお.い…(6)
    distant・far
    Kanji
    花
    はな…(3)
    flower
    Kanji
    香
    か・かお.り・かお.る…(6)
    incense・smell・perfume
    Kanji
    近
    ちか.い…(5)
    near・early・akin・tantamount
    Kanji
    糞
    くそ…(1)
    shit・feces・excrement
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
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    • 遠
    • 花
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    • 近
    • 糞
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    • は
    • の

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