隣の芝生は青い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
となり
Grade: S
しば
Grade: S

Grade: 1
あお
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
隣の芝生は靑い (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Proverb

(となり)(しば)()(あお) • (tonari no shibafu wa aoi

  1. the grass is always greener on the other side