| はり | 
|---|
| 針 | 
| の | 
| あな | 
|---|
| 穴 | 
| か | 
| ら | 
| てん | 
|---|
| 天 | 
| のぞ | 
|---|
| 覗 | 
| く | 
expression, Godan verb
Idiomatic expression.- to have a narrow view of things, to peek at the sky through the eye of a needle.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 | 針の穴から天覗く | はりのあなからてんのぞく | |||||||||||||||||||
| 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 | 針の穴から天のぞく | はりのあなからてんのぞく | 
Contained Kanji Breakdown
needle, pin, staple
はり シン は (6th, N2)
hole, aperture, slit
あな ケツ けな (6th, N1)
heavens, sky, imperial
テン あま- あも (1st, N5)
peep, peek, come in sight
のぞ.く シ うかが.う (Kentei Pre-1)