知(し)らず

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

1. 1

   noun, used as a suffix

   not having; unaffected by

   そこ知(し)らずの相(そう)場(ば)だ。

   • The bottom has fallen out of the market.

   Words:そこ知(し)らずの相(そう)場(ば)だ

   一(いち)文(もん)惜(お)しみの百(ひゃく)知(し)らず。

   • Penny wise, pound foolish.

   Words:一(いち)文(もん)惜(お)しみの百(ひゃく)知(し)らず

2. 2

   conjunction

   aside; I don't know about ...

   Note: often as ～は知(し)らず

   親(おや)の心(こころ)子(こ)知(し)らず。

   • It is a wise father that knows his own child.

   Words:親(おや)の心(こころ)子(こ)知(し)らず

   知(し)らずば人(ひと)に問(と)え。

   • If you don't know, ask.

   Words:知(し)らず人(ひと)問(と)う

3. 3

   I know not whether; I know not if

   archaic

   Note: at the beginning of a sentence

   過(か)程(てい)を知(し)らずして、口(くち)を挟(はさ)むのは恥(は)ずべき行(こう)為(い)です。

   No English translation yet.

   Words:過(か)程(てい)知(し)らず口(くち)を挟(はさ)む恥(は)ずべき行(こう)為(い)

   ネイティブの子(こ)どもは、何(なん)年(ねん)も学(まな)んだ非(ひ)ネイティブが知(し)らず今(こん)後(ご)も知(し)り得(え)ないたくさんのことを自(じ)身(しん)の言(げん)語(ご)について知(し)っているものだ。

   • A child who is a native speaker usually knows many things about his or her language that a non-native speaker who has been studying for years still does not know and perhaps will never know.

   Words:ネイティブ子(こ)供(ども)何(なん)年(ねん)学(まな)ぶ非(ひ)知(し)らず今(こん)後(ご)知(し)り得(え)るたくさん自(じ)身(しん)言(げん)語(ご)について知(し)る

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