JMdict: 2798830
身の程知らず 【みのほどしらず】
- [exp,adj-no,adj-na,n] not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings | Grade |
---|---|---|---|---|
身 | Somebody, Person, One's Station In Life | シン | み | 3 |
程 | Extent, Degree, Law, Formula, Distance, Limits, Amount | テイ | ほど, -ほど | 5 |
知 | Know, Wisdom | チ | し.る, し.らせる | 2 |