とお
遠
　
く
　
の
しん
親
せき
戚
　
よ
　
り
ちか
近
　
く
　
の
た
他
にん
人

expression

Proverb.
  1. a neighbor is better than a relative living far.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
とお
遠
　
く
　
の
しん
親
せき
戚
　
よ
　
り
ちか
近
　
く
　
の
た
他
にん
人
 遠くの親戚より近くの他人 とおくのしんせきよりちかくのたにん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

distant, far
とお.い　どお　エン (2nd, N3)
long kimono
エン　オン (Kentei 1)
good luck(吉) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
parent, intimacy, relative
おや　シン　した.しい (2nd, N4)
parent(親) variant
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
see, hopes, chances
み.る　ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
grieve, relatives
セキ　ソク　いた.む (11th)
5th calendar sign
つちのえ　ボ　ボウ (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
younger of brothers, father's younger brother, younger brother of a husband
シュク　まめ
above, up
ジョウ　うえ　あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
near, early, akin
ちか.い　キン　コン (2nd, N4)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)
other, another, the others
タ　ほか (3rd, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
to be (classical)
ヤ　なり　エ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
to squint, what? huh? (Cant.)
バ　メ　やぶにらみ
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)