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鼻元思案 (はなもとじあん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
superficial thinking ; shortsighted idea
yojijukugo (four-character idiom)
A yojijukugo describing a way of thinking that is shallow, shortsighted, or based only on immediate appearances. Often used critically of plans or opinions that lack depth.
そんな 鼻はな 元もと 思案じあん で は 、 問もん 題だい の 根こん 本ぽん 的てき な 解かい 決けつ に は なら ない 。
Such shortsighted thinking won't lead to a fundamental solution.
Kanji 元 beginning, former time, origin Similar words 浅あさ はか 浅はか is an adjective meaning 'shallow' or 'thoughtless', while 鼻元思案 is a noun phrase specifically for superficial thinking or ideas.
短たん 絡らく 的てき 短絡的 means 'simplistic' or 'jumping to conclusions', focusing on hasty reasoning; 鼻元思案 emphasizes lack of depth and foresight.
Etymology Compound of 鼻元 (tip of the nose, i.e., what is immediately in front of one's eyes) and 思案 (thought, consideration). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase figuratively refers to thinking that does not go beyond what is right in front of one's nose.
