目と鼻の先

• 読み: めとはなのさき
• ローマ字: me to hana no saki
• 漢字の分解: 目 (me) — eye; 鼻 (hana) — nose; 先 (saki) — tip, point
• 発音: /me.to.ha.na.no.sa.ki/

意味

Very close; within a stone's throw; right nearby. An idiomatic expression for extreme proximity.

An idiomatic noun phrase describing something that is extremely close in physical distance. Literally 'the distance between one's eyes and nose.' Used to emphasise how near a place or location is. Similar to English 'a stone's throw away.' Always refers to physical distance, not time or abstract closeness.

例文

1. 駅はここから目と鼻の先だよ。
2. 学校と家が目と鼻の先なので通学が楽だ。
3. コンビニが目と鼻の先にあるのは便利だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: directions, daily life, conversation, description

トーン: conversational

起源と歴史

A figurative expression based on the short distance between one's eyes (目) and nose (鼻). The distance between these facial features is minimal, hence the idiom describes something extremely close by.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal