み
身
　
の
ほど
程
し
知
　
ら
　
ず

expression, takes genitive case の, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. not knowing one's social position, overweening, overreaching, forgetting who one is.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
み
身
　
の
ほど
程
し
知
　
ら
　
ず
 身の程知らず みのほどしらず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

somebody, person, one's station in life
シン　み (3rd)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
rising stroke
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
extent, degree, law
テイ　ほど　ほと (5th, N3)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ　いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
display, offer, present
テイ (9th, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
know, wisdom
し.る　チ　しり (2nd, N4)
dart, arrow
や　シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)