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[おか(岡)·め(目)·はち(八)·もく(目)]
okamehachimoku
noun, expression

Alternate Written Forms:

[おか(傍)·め(目)·はち(八)·もく(目)]
okamehachimoku
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Root Words:

[おか(岡)·め(目) + はち(八) + もく(目)]
okame + hachi + moku

English Meaning(s) for 岡目八目

noun
  1. bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation
expression
  1. onlookers see more of the game than the players do; people watching a game of go see 8 moves further ahead
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Meanings for each kanji in 岡目八目

» mount; hill; knoll
» eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor
» eight; eight radical (no. 12)

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Sample Sentences for 岡目八目

As a disinterested third-party, I can declare that she secretly loves him.
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