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井蛙は以って海を語る可からず
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 井蛙は以って海を語る可からず.
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Entry
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Proverb
a narrow-minded person cannot understand the ways of the world; a frog in the well cannot understand the ocean even if it is explained to it
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
井
well, well crib, town, community
4 strokesFrequency 339JLPT N1Grade 4
On
セイショウ
Kun
い
Nanori
いのさいひ
蛙
frog
12 strokes
On
アワ
Kun
かえるかわず
以
by means of, because, in view of, compared with
5 strokesFrequency 126JLPT N3Grade 4
On
イ
Kun
もっ.て
Nanori
もち
海
sea, ocean
9 strokesFrequency 200JLPT N3Grade 2
On
カイ
Kun
うみ
Nanori
ああまうなうんえかたひろひろしぶまちままみめわたる
語
word, speech, language
14 strokesFrequency 301JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ゴ
Kun
かた.るかた.らう
可
can, passable, approval
5 strokesFrequency 314JLPT N2Grade 5
On
カコク
Kun
-べ.き-べ.し
Nanori
よし
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