隣の花は赤い となりのはなはあかい Meanings Expression, い-adjective the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence (literally: the neighbour's flowers are redder) Kanji 隣 neighbor. Read as となり. 花 flower. Read as はな. 赤 red. Read as あかい. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists