Word Meaning 知ったかぶり

しったかぶり shittakaburi

知ったかぶり is read as しったかぶり (shittakaburi) and means pretending to know.

Meaning

English

  1. pretending to know

Reading

Kana

しったかぶり

Romaji

shittakaburi

Writing Variants

  • 知ったか振り しったかぶり shittakaburi

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 知らん振り Proverb Rank 97919 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

知事

ちじ

prefectural governor

知人

ちじん

friend

知る

しる

to get acquainted with (a person)

知名

ちめい

well-known

知らせ

しらせ

omen

知れる

しれる

to be known

知らせる

しらせる

to notify

知日

ちにち

being knowledgeable about Japan

知見

ちけん

knowledge

知力

ちりょく

wisdom

Example Sentences

4

Don't act like you know everything.

That person is just making themselves out to be smarter than they actually are.

The reason is they immediately pretend to know.

Regardless of the subject, he pretends to know all about it.