井せい蛙あの見けん

expression, noun

narrow perspective; limited view

A set phrase from classical Chinese, literally 'the view of a frog in a well', used to describe a narrow or parochial outlook. Rare in modern Japanese; more commonly expressed as 井の中の蛙大海を知らず or similar proverbs.

• 「井せい蛙あの見けん」という言こと葉ばは、狭せまい見けん識しきを戒いましめる故こ事じ成せい語ごだ。

  The phrase 'seia no ken' is a classical idiom that warns against narrow-mindedness.