Word Meaning 身の程知らず

みのほどしらず mi no hodoshirazu

身の程知らず is read as みのほどしらず (mi no hodoshirazu) and means not knowing one's social position.

Meaning

English

  1. not knowing one's social position
  2. overweening
  3. overreaching
  4. forgetting who one is

Reading

Kana

みのほどしらず

Romaji

mi no hodoshirazu

Writing Variants

  • 身のほど知らず みのほどしらず minohodoshirazu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 59224 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

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身知らず

みしらず

self-conceit

身の程

みのほど

one's social position

臭い物身知らず

くさいものみしらず

it's hard to notice one's own faults

知能程度

ちのうていど

intellectual standard

身体

しんだい

body

身長

しんちょう

height (of body)

one's body

身分

みぶん

one's circumstances

身元

みもと

(one's) character

身内

みうち

one's whole body

身の回り

みのまわり

one's personal belongings