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
 
 
 
身の程知らず みのほどしらず
 
 
 
 
 
身のほど知らず 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)