Meaning of 木を見て森を見ず(きをみてもりをみず) in Japanese

木を見て森を見ず
Kana Reading
きをみてもりをみず
Romaji
kiwomitemoriwomizu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    to not see the wood for the trees; to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture

Related Kanji

森 JLPT 4

12 strokes

forest, woods

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: もり

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木 JLPT 5

4 strokes

tree, wood

On'Yomi: ボク, モク

Kun'Yomi: き, こ-

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見 JLPT 5

7 strokes

see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: み.る, み.える, み.せる

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