身の程

身のほど

Reading

Kana: みのほど

Romaji: minohodo

Definition

noun

1

one's social position; one's place; one's standing

Kanji

身

Readings: シン、 み

Meanings: somebody, person, one's station in life

程

Readings: テイ、 ほど、 -ほど

Meanings: extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount

Example Sentence

身(み)の程(ほど)を知(し)れ。

➥Cut one's coat according to one's cloth.