恋に上下の隔てなし

Japanese

Kanji in this term
恋	上	下	隔
こい Grade: S	じょう Grade: 1	げ Grade: 1	へだ(て) Grade: S
kun’yomi	on’yomi		kun’yomi

Etymology

Phrase consisting of 恋 (koi, “love”) + に (ni, “in, at”) + 上下 (jōge, “the high and the low, the upper and the lower”) + の (no, “possesive marker, of”) + 隔て (hedate, “separation, distinction”) + なし (nashi, “no, not”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ko̞i ɲ̟i d͡ʑo̞ːɡe̞ no̞ he̞da̠te̞ na̠ɕi]

Proverb

恋(こい)に上下(じょうげ)の隔(へだ)てなし • (koinijōgenohedatenashi)

there is no lower/upper distinction in love: "love is blind"

Synonyms

恋(こい)は盲(もう)目(もく) (koi wa mōmoku, “love is blind”)
恋(こい)は闇(やみ) (koi wa yami, “love is dark → love is blind”)