管の穴から天を覗く (くだのあなからてんをのぞく) — to have a narrow view of things | Kakuso

Vocabulary

Meaning

to have a narrow view of things

Practice Writing

Character: 1/9

Stroke: 1/0

Component Analysis

管の穴から天を覗く

to have a narrow view of things

くだのあなからてんをのぞく

管

pipe, tube, wind instrument...

竹

官

bureaucrat, the government, organ

宀

shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)

冖

wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)

㠯

穴

hole, aperture, slit...

宀

shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)

冖

wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)

八

eight, eight radical (no. 12)

や, や.つ, ハチ

天

heavens, sky, imperial

あまつ, あめ, テン

一

one, one radical (no.1)

ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ

大

おお-, おお.きい, ダイ

一

one, one radical (no.1)

ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ

人

ひと, -り, ジン

覗

peep, peek, come in sight

のぞ.く, うかが.う, シ

司

director, official, govt office...

つかさど.る, シ

𠃌

𠮛

一

one, one radical (no.1)

ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ

口

くち, コウ, ク

見

see, hopes, chances...

み.る, み.える, ケン

目

eye, class, look...

め, -め, モク

儿

legs radical (no. 10)

がい, ジン, ニン

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