目くそ鼻くそを笑う めくそはなくそをわらう Also written 目糞鼻糞を笑う, 目糞鼻屎を笑う Meanings Expression the pot calling the kettle black (literally: the goop in the eye laughing at the snot in the nose) Kanji 目 eye. Read as め. 鼻 nose. Read as はな. 笑 laugh. Read as わらう. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists