遠くの親類より近くの他人
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 遠 | 親 | 類 | 近 | 他 | 人 |
| とお Grade: 2 | しん Grade: 2 | るい Grade: 4 | ちか Grade: 2 | た Grade: 3 | にん Grade: 1 |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [to̞ːkɯ̟ᵝ no̞ ɕĩnɾɯ̟ᵝi jo̞ɾʲi t͡ɕika̠kɯ̟ᵝ no̞ ta̠ɲ̟ĩɴ]
Proverb
遠くの親類より近くの他人 (hiragana とおくのしんるいよりちかくのたにん, rōmaji tōku no shinrui yori chikaku no tanin)
- Literally, "Neighbors nearby over family far away." People often rely more on unrelated people close to them rather than family who are living far away, in particular during times of disaster.