てん
天
がい
涯
ひ
比
りん
隣

expression

Messages.yoji.
  1. a great distance does not detract from the feeling (relationship) of endearment, feeling as though a dear one faraway were living in one's close neighborhood.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てん
天
がい
涯
ひ
比
りん
隣
 天涯比隣 てんがいひりん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

heavens, sky, imperial
テン　あま-　あも (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
horizon, shore, limit
はて　ガイ (9th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
precipice, shore, bank
ガイ　ゲ　ギ
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
square jewel, corner, angle
ケイ　ケ　か (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
compare, race, ratio
ヒ　くら.べる　い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
neighboring
となり　リン　とな.る (7th, N1)
phosphorus
リン
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
dancing radical (no. 136)
ブ　セン　まい (Kentei Pre-1)
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)
sit or stand astride(跨) variant