鼻はな元もと思じ案あん

also: はなもとしあん

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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.

彼かれの提てい案あんは鼻はな元もと思案じあんで、

長ちょう

期き

的てき

な

視し

点てん

が

欠か

け

て

いる

。

His proposal is superficial and lacks a long-term perspective.

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

鼻nose, snout
元beginning, former time, origin
思think
案plan, suggestion, draft

Related 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.

Built from

鼻はな+元もと+思し案あん

Written forms

鼻元思案
- はなもとじあん
  Standard kanji spelling for this yojijukugo.
- はなもとしあん
  Alternate reading はなもとしあん; less common than はなもとじあん.
はなもとしあん

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.