知らんぷり

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
知
し
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

/ɕiranai ɸuri/ → /ɕiran ɸuri/ → /ɕiranpuri/

From 知(し)らんふり (shiran furi), from 知(し)らん (shiran, contraction of 知(し)らない (shiranai, negative form of 知(し)る (shiru, “to know”))) + 振(ふ)り (furi, “false pretense”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しらんぷり [shìráꜜǹpùrì] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ɕiɾã̠mpɯ̟ɾʲi]

Verb

知(し)らんぷりする • (shiranpuri suru) suru (stem 知(し)らんぷりし (shiranpuri shi), past 知(し)らんぷりした (shiranpuri shita))

  1. pretending to not know, feigning ignorance

Synonyms

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