知らず
Meanings
Suffix
1. not having; unaffected by
Conjunction
2. aside; I don't know about ... (often as ~は知らず)
Other spellings
不知
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Used in vocabulary
親知らず
wisdom tooth; not knowing who one's birth parents are; person who does not know their birth parents
Noun
Examples7
あいつ は 馬鹿 だから、 怖い もの 知らず だ。
He is too dumb to fear danger.
彼女 は 怖い もの 知らず な の。
She is not afraid of anything.
親 の 心 子 知らず。
It is a wise father that knows his own child.
そこ 知らず の 相場 だ。
The bottom has fallen out of the market.
りんご 一日 一個 で 医者 知らず。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
一文惜しみ の 百 知らず。
Penny wise, pound foolish.