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管を以て天を窺う
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 管を以て天を窺う.
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Entry
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Idiomatic expression
to have a narrow view of things; to look at the sky through a tube
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
管
pipe, tube, wind instrument, drunken talk, control, jurisdiction
14 strokesFrequency 517JLPT N2Grade 4
On
カン
Kun
くだ
Nanori
すが
以
by means of, because, in view of, compared with
5 strokesFrequency 126JLPT N3Grade 4
On
イ
Kun
もっ.て
Nanori
もち
天
heavens, sky, imperial
4 strokesFrequency 512JLPT N4Grade 1
On
テン
Kun
あまつあめあま-
Nanori
あきあもたたかしてなま
窺
lie in wait, spy on, reconnoiter
16 strokesGrade 9
On
キ
Kun
うかが.うのぞく
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