針はりの耳みみ

expression, noun

eye of a needle

Archaic expression; modern Japanese normally uses 針の穴 (はりのあな) for the eye of a needle. This phrase may appear in older texts or fixed sayings.

See also: 針の穴 (はりのあな)

• 昔むかしの文ぶん献けんでは「針はりの耳みみ」と書かかれていることがある。

  In old documents, it is sometimes written as 針の耳.