Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)

    その店は私の家の目と鼻の先にある。
    The store is close to my house.

Also written 眼と鼻の先【めとはなのさき】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

Kun
-めま-
On
モクボク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
76 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

さかんさがんさっかさつか

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-2, 4-5-1SKIP code
5c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
6010.1Four corner code
3979deroo
76eeUnicode hex code
1-44-60JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3127Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3906New Nelson (John Haig)
3043New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3777Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1927Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2619Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
15Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
15Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
65A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
191Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
22Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23105Morohashi
72A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
55Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
55Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
25sakade
75Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
30henshall3
48Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
91crowley
168Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
1376Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
15Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mu4Pinyin reading
mogKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

nose, snout

Kun
はな
On
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1632 of 2500
Radical
nose
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-6-8SKIP code
5f9.3The Kanji Dictionary
2644.6Four corner code
855deroo
9f3bUnicode hex code
1-41-01JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5421Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
7082New Nelson (John Haig)
2706New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3357Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1739Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2362Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
678Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
733Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1459A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2206Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
714Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
48498PMorohashi
377A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
813Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
832Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
496sakade
1022Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
399henshall3
428Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1286Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1945Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
685Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bi2Pinyin reading
biKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

Kun
さきま.ず
On
セン
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
173 of 2500
Radical
legs
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

ぽん

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-4-2SKIP code
3b3.7The Kanji Dictionary
2421.1Four corner code
2457deroo
5148Unicode hex code
1-32-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
571Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
350New Nelson (John Haig)
2394New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3046Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1552Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2123Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
248Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
263Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
201A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
280Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
65Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1349Morohashi
49A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
50Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
50Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
33sakade
16Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
43henshall3
54Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
115crowley
48Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18busy_people
145Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
254Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xian1Pinyin reading
seonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level