Definition of 木を見て森を見ず (きをみてもりをみず)

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木を見て森を見ず

きをみてもりをみず

kiwomitemoriwomizu

expression
to not see the wood for the trees, to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture(proverb)
Related Kanji
tree, wood
see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
forest, woods