Word Meaning 無い知恵を絞る

ないちえをしぼる naichie o shiboru

無い知恵を絞る is read as ないちえをしぼる (naichie o shiboru) and means to think hard about (something that one doesn't know much of).

Meaning

English

  1. to think hard about (something that one doesn't know much of)
  2. to rack one's brain

Reading

Kana

ないちえをしぼる

Romaji

naichie o shiboru

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 48 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb Rank 90006 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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知恵を絞る

ちえをしぼる

to rack one's brain

知恵が回る

ちえがまわる

to be quick-witted

無知

むち

ignorance

無学無知

むがくむち

illiterate and ignorant

無知の知

むちのち

knowing you know nothing

知恵

ちえ

prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

悪知恵

わるじえ

craft

知恵遅れ

ちえおくれ

mental retardation

知恵袋

ちえぶくろ

all one's wisdom

知恵分別

ちえふんべつ

wisdom and good (common sense) judgment

入知恵

いれぢえ

putting an idea into someone's head