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    3. 井の中の蛙、大海を知らず

    井の中の蛙、大海を知らず

    井いの​中なかの​蛙かわず、​大たい海かいを​知しら​ず​

    the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean

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    井の中の蛙大海を知らず

    いのなかのかわず、たいかいをしらず

    Expressions

    1.
    the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
    proverb

    Characters that make up this word

    井
    い…(5)
    well・well crib・town・community
    Kanji
    中
    なか・うち・あた.る…(3)
    in・inside・middle・mean・center
    Kanji
    蛙
    かえる・かわず…(2)
    frog
    Kanji
    大
    おお-・おお.きい・-おお.いに…(15)
    large・big
    Kanji
    海
    うみ…(16)
    sea・ocean
    Kanji
    知
    し.る・し.らせる…(7)
    know・wisdom
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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    • 井
    • 中
    • 蛙
    • 大
    • 海
    • 知
    • の
    • を
    • ら
    • ず

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