Vocabulary
What does 木を見て森を見ず (きをみてもりをみず) mean?
木を見て森を見ず (きをみてもりをみず) means focusing on small details and missing the big picture (lit. seeing the trees but not the forest).
| Reading | きをみてもりをみず |
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木を見て森を見ずきをみてもりをみず
TOPICS
focusing on small details and missing the big picture (lit. seeing the trees but not the forest)
Example sentences
細かい数字ばかり気にして、木を見て森を見ずにならないよう注意しよう。
Let’s be careful not to fixate on tiny figures and fail to see the forest for the trees.