木を見て森を見ず

きをみてもりをみず

Meanings

1. Expression to not see the forest for the trees; to not see the wood for the trees; to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture

Kanji

• 木 tree. Read as き.
• 見 see. Read as みる.
• 森 forest. Read as もり.

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