ちか
近
　
し
　
き
なか
中
　
に
れい
礼
ぎ
儀
あ
有
　
り

expression

Proverb.
  1. good fences make good neighbors, a hedge between keeps friendship green.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ちか
近
　
し
　
き
なか
中
　
に
れい
礼
ぎ
儀
あ
有
　
り
 近しき中に礼儀有り ちかしきなかにれいぎあり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

near, early, akin
ちか.い　キン　コン (2nd, N4)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
salute, bow, ceremony
レイ　ライ　れ (3rd, N3)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
シ
the latter, duplicate, strange
おと-　オツ　イツ (8th, N1)
ceremony, rule, affair
ギ　よし　のり (7th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
righteousness, justice, morality
ギ　よし　ただし (5th, N1)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
ego, I, selfish
わが-　われ　わ (6th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
possess, have, exist
ユウ　あり　あ.る (3rd, N4)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)