expression, noun

Idiomatic expression.
  1. looking on from afar, being a spectator.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
高みの見物 たかみのけんぶつ
 
高見の見物 たかみのけんぶつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

tall, high, expensive
コウ たか.い た (2nd, N5)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ ケイ まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
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)
thing, object, matter
もの ブツ モツ (3rd, N4)
cow
うし ギュウ ご (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
not, must not, do not
モチ ブツ ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)