喉のど元もと思じ案あん

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Meanings

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noun

superficial thinking; shortsighted idea; shallow plan

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

A yojijukugo describing a way of thinking that only considers immediate, surface-level concerns without deeper foresight. Often used critically.

彼かれの提てい案あんは喉のど元もと思案じあんで、

長ちょう

期き

的てき

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影えい

響きょう

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考かんが

え

て

い

ない

。

His proposal is shortsighted and doesn't consider the long-term effects.

喉のど元もと思案じあんでは大おおきな問もん題だいは解かい決けつできない。

You can't solve big problems with superficial thinking.

Kanji

喉throat, voice
元beginning, former time, origin
思think
案plan, suggestion, draft
咽throat, choked, smothered

Related words

浅あさはか
浅はか is an adjective meaning 'shallow' or 'thoughtless,' while 喉元思案 is a noun phrase specifically criticizing a lack of depth in planning or judgment.
短たん絡らく的てき
短絡的 means 'jumping to conclusions' or 'simplistic,' often implying a logical leap; 喉元思案 focuses more on the superficiality of the idea itself.

Built from

喉のど元もと+思し案あん

Written forms

喉のど元もと思じ案あん
Standard kanji spelling for this yojijukugo.
咽のど元もと思じ案あん
Variant using 咽 instead of 喉; less common.

Etymology

Compound of 喉元 (throat, here metaphorically 'surface') and 思案 (thought, idea). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase evokes an idea that only reaches the throat—shallow and not deeply considered.