紙一重 – vocab dash

紙かみ一ひと重え

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Meanings

No-adjective

Noun

1. paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight

Kanji used

Pitch accent

かみひとえ

Composed of

paper

Noun

one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold; upper eyelid with no fold

Noun

Examples4

天てん才さいと狂きょう人じんの差さは紙かみ一ひと重えだ。

Genius is but one remove from madness.

天てん才さいと狂きょう気きは紙かみ一ひと重え。

Genius and madness are but a hairbreadth away from each other.

天てん才さいと狂きょう人じんの差さは紙かみ一ひと重え。

Genius is only one remove from insanity.

哀あわれみと愛あい情じょうは紙かみ一ひと重え。

Pity is akin to love.