灯台下暗し

とうだいもとくらしtoudaimotokurashi

expression

  1. it is darkest under the lamp post
  2. it's hard to see what is under your nose
  3. go abroad to hear of home
  4. you must go into the country to hear what news at London

Kanji in this word

Study it in Yanamino

Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences