ぐん
群
もう
盲
ぞう
象
　
を
な
撫
　
で
　
る

expression, Ichidan verb

Sensitive, proverb.
  1. the mediocre have no right to criticize the great.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぐん
群
もう
盲
ぞう
象
　
を
な
撫
　
で
　
る
 群盲象を撫でる ぐんもうぞうをなでる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

flock, group, crowd
グン　む.れる　むら (4th, N2)
mister, you, ruler
きみ　クン　み (3rd, N3)
an official rank
イン　おさ　ただ.す (Kentei 1)
snout, hand
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
sheep
ひつじ　ヨウ　よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
blind, blind man, ignoramus
モウ　めくら (Early High School, N1)
deceased, the late, dying
ボウ　な.い　モウ (6th, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fishhook radical, (乙 variant)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
elephant, pattern after, imitate
ショウ　ゾウ　かたど.る (5th, N2)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
device, tool, utensil
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
シ (Kentei 1)
stroke, pat, smooth down
なでし　な.でる　ブ (Kentei Pre-1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
nothingness, none, ain't
ム　ブ　な.い (4th)
person, (人 variant)
40, forty
シュウ　よんじゅう　しじゅう
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ