井底の蛙

Japanese

Kanji in this term
井 底 蛙
せい
Grade: 4 		てい
Grade: 4 		かわず
Hyōgai
kan'on kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
井底之蛙

Etymology

Calque of Literary Chinese 井底之蛙 (jǐngdǐzhīwā), referring literally to “a frog at the bottom of a well”. Originally from Zhuangzi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [se̞ːte̞ː no̞ ka̠β̞a̠zɨ]

Idiom

井(せい)底(てい)の蛙(かわず) • (seitei no kawazu) ←せいていのかわづ (seitei no kawadu)?

  1. a person of very limited outlook and experience

Synonyms

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