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    3. 木を見て森を見ず

    木を見て森を見ず

    木きを​見みて​森もりを​見みず​

    to not see the forest for the trees

    NTExpressionsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab41 strokes

    きをみてもりをみず

    Expressions

    1.
    to not see the forest for the trees, to not see the wood for the trees, to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    木
    き・こ-…(5)
    tree・wood
    Kanji
    見
    み.る・み.える・み.せる…(1)
    see・hopes・chances・idea・opinion…(2)
    Kanji
    森
    もり…(2)
    forest・woods
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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