はり
針
　
の
あな
穴
　
か
　
ら
てん
天
　
を
のぞ
覗
　
く

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to have a narrow view of things, to peek at the sky through the eye of a needle.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はり
針
　
の
あな
穴
　
か
　
ら
てん
天
　
を
のぞ
覗
　
く
 針の穴から天を覗く はりのあなからてんをのぞく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

needle, pin, staple
はり　シン　は (6th, N2)
gold
キン　きむ　かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
to divide
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
hole, aperture, slit
あな　ケツ　けな (6th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
heavens, sky, imperial
テン　あま-　あも (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
peep, peek, come in sight
のぞ.く　シ　うかが.う (Kentei Pre-1)
director, official, govt office
シ　つかさ　つかさど.る (4th, N1)
hooked enclosure
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
see, hopes, chances
み.る　ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)