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Meaning of 対岸の火事(たいがんのかじ) in Japanese

対岸の火事
Kana Reading
たいがんのかじ
Romaji
taigannokaji
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; fire on the opposite shore

Examples of 対岸の火事, たいがんのかじ in a sentence

  • 対岸の火事良かった

    I am glad it was someone else who got it.



Related Kanji

JLPT 5

4 strokes

fire

On'Yomi: カ

Kun'Yomi: ひ, -び, ほ-

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JLPT 2

8 strokes

beach

On'Yomi: ガン

Kun'Yomi: きし

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JLPT 3

7 strokes

vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare

On'Yomi: タイ, ツイ

Kun'Yomi: あいて, こた.える, そろ.い, つれあ.い, なら.ぶ, むか.う

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JLPT 4

8 strokes

matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

On'Yomi: ジ, ズ

Kun'Yomi: こと, つか.う, つか.える

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