Hana wa Oritashi Kozue wa Takashi (花は折りたし梢は高し - So Near and yet So Far)

Hana wa Oritashi Kozue wa Takashi

The Japanese phrase, 'hana wa oritashi kozue wa takashi' (花は折りたし梢は高し), can describe a situation where you want something but have no way to get it or things are not going your way.

Since 'hana' (花) means "flower," 'ori/oru' (折り/折る) means "to break," 'tashi/tai' (たし/たい) means "want," 'kozue' (梢) means "treetop," and 'takashi/takai' (高し/高い) means "high," the literal meaning of this phrase is "want to break (a branch with) a flower, but the treetop is high."

It means you want to break and pick the branch with a flower, but the treetop is too high to reach.

This phrase carries a similar meaning to 'takane no hana' (高嶺の花 - meaning "out of one's league"), which was introduced yesterday.

花は折りたし梢は高し

欲しいけれど手に入れる方法がないことや、思うようにいかないことを、「花は折りたし梢は高し」と言うことができます。

「花」は "flower"、「折り/折る」は "to break"、「たし/たい」は "want"、「梢」は "treetop"、「高し/高い」は "hight" を意味するので、「花は折りたし梢は高し」の文字どおりの意味は "want to break (a branch with) a flower, but the treetop is high" となります。

花の咲いている枝をとりたいけれど、梢が高くて手が届かないというわけです。

昨日紹介した、「手が届かないような魅力的な女性」を意味する「高嶺の花」と似た意味を持ちます。

• The Japanese phrase, 'hana wa oritashi kozue wa takashi' (花は折りたし梢は高し), can describe a situation where you want something but have no way to get it or things are not going your way.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• Since 'hana' (花) means "flower," 'ori/oru' (折り/折る) means "to break," 'tashi/tai' (たし/たい) means "want," 'kozue' (梢) means "treetop," and 'takashi/takai' (高し/高い) means "high," the literal meaning of this phrase is "want to break (a branch with) a flower, but the treetop is high."
• 'Hana' (花) means "flower," 'ori/oru' (折り/折る) means "to break," 'tashi/tai' (たし/たい) means "want," 'kozue' (梢) means "treetop," and 'takashi/takai' (高し/高い) means "high," making literal meaning of this phrase "want to break (a branch with) a flower, but the treetop is high."

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• It means you want to break and pick the branch with a flower, but the treetop is too high to reach.
• It means you want to break and pick/break off a branch (at the top of a tree) with a flower (growing from it), but the treetop is too high to reach.

  "break off" is implied by the word "pick." Choose one or the other.

• This phrase carries a similar meaning to 'takane no hana' (高嶺の花 - meaning "out of one's league"), which was introduced yesterday.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

Informative as always.

• Hana wa Oritashi Kozue wa Takashi (花を折りたし梢は高し - So Near and yet So Far)
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• Hana wa Oritashi Kozue wa Takashi
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• The Japanese phrase, 'hana wa oritashi kozue wa takashi' (花は折りたし梢は高し), can describe a situation where you want something but have no way to get it or things are not going your way.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• Since 'hana' (花) means "flower," 'ori/oru' (折り/折る) means "to break," 'tashi/tai' (たし/たい) means "want," 'kozue' (梢) means "treetop," and 'takashi/takai' (高し/高い) means "high," the literal meaning of this phrase is "want to break (a branch with) a flower, but the treetop is high."
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• It means you want to break and pick the branch with a flower, but the treetop is too high to reach.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• This phrase carries a similar meaning to 'takane no hana' (高嶺の花 - meaning "out of one's league"), which was introduced yesterday.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!