井の中の蛙、大海を知らず。

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井の中の蛙、大海を知らず。

English Translation

He that stays in the valley shall never get over the hill.

Furigana

井(い)の中(なか)の蛙(かえる)、大海(たいかい)を知(し)らず。

Romanji

I no naka no kaeru, taikai o shirazu.

Words

井 (い)

well

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

中 (なか)

inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while

蛙 (かえる、かわず、かいる、カエル、カワズ)

frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)

大海 (たいかい、おおうみ)

ocean; large sea; fabric pattern

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern