世間知らず

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
けん
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 世間 +‎ 知らず

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) けんしらず [sèkéń shíꜜràzù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞ke̞ɰ̃ ɕiɾa̠zɨ]

Adjective

()(けん)()らず • (seken shirazu-na (adnominal ()(けん)()らず (seken shirazu na), adverbial ()(けん)()らず (seken shirazu ni))

  1. ignorant of the ways of the world

Inflection

Noun

()(けん)()らず • (seken shirazu

  1. ignorant of the ways of the world

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN