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とおくのしんるいよりちかくのたにん
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. a neighbour is better than a relative living far
Alt. forms
遠
とお
くの
親
しん
類
るい
より
近
ちか
くの
他
た
人
にん
とおくのしんるいよりちかくのたにん
Composed of
とおく
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
しんるい
relative; relation; kin
ちかく
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
たにん
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger