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岡目八目 【おかめはちもく】

  1. [n] bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation
  2. [n] onlookers see more of the game than the players do; people watching a game of go see eight moves further ahead
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Kanji in this word:

Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings Grade
岡 Mount, Hill, Knoll コウ おか S
目 Eye, Class, Look, Insight, Experience, Care, Favor モク, ボク め, -め, ま- 1
八 Eight, Eight Radical (no. 12) ハチ や, や.つ, やっ.つ, よう 1