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

• 井(い)の中(なか)の蛙(かわず) (i no naka no kawazu)
• 井(い)の中(なか)の蛙大海(かわずたいかい)を知(し)らず (i no naka no kawazu taikai o shirazu)