となり
隣
　
の
じん
糂
だ
粏
み
味
そ
噌

expression

Proverb.
  1. the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, the neighbor's salted rice bran paste (smells sweeter).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
となり
隣
　
の
じん
糂
だ
粏
み
味
そ
噌
 隣の糂粏味噌 となりのじんだみそ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

neighboring
となり　リン　とな.る (Early Jr. High, 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)
mixing rice into soup
ジン (Kentei 1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
tremendously, very, great
ジン　はなは.だ　じ (Early High School, N1)
sweet, coax, pamper
あま.い　カン　うま.い (Early Jr. High, N2)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
equal, head, counter for small animals
ひき　ヒツ (Early Jr. High, N2)
hiding enclosure radical (no. 23)
ケイ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
タ　ぬかみそ
flavor, taste
ミ　あじ (3rd, N4)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
un-, not yet, hitherto
ミ　いま.だ　ビ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
boisterous
ソ　ソウ　ショウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
formerly, once, before
ソ　ソウ　かつ (Late High School)
to divide
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)