Word Meaning 知らず

しらず shirazu

知らず is read as しらず (shirazu) and means I know not whether.

Meaning

English

I know not whether
I know not if
aside
I don't know about ...
not having
unaffected by

Reading

Kana

しらず

Romaji

shirazu

Writing Variants

不知しらず shirazu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 95736 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

知らず知らず

しらずしらず

unconsciously

知らんがために我は信ず

しらんがためにわれはしんず

I believe in order to understand

知事

ちじ

prefectural governor

知人

ちじん

friend

知る

しる

to get acquainted with (a person)

知っての通り

しってのとおり

as we know

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

Example Sentences

この恥知らず！

Shame on you!

この恥知らずが。

You're shameless.

親の心子知らず。

It is a wise father that knows his own child.

知らずば人に問え。

If you don't know, ask.

彼は世間知らずだ。

He is ignorant of the world.

陰陽師身の上知らず。

The Ying Yang diviner may not predict his own fate.

トムは礼儀知らずだ。

Tom has no manners.

彼女は世間知らずだ。

She is ignorant of the world.

私、怖いもの知らずなの。

I'm fearless.

トムは怖いもの知らずだ。

Tom isn't afraid of anything.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 2 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in people, character names, and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

不知火フレア Flare Shiranui

親知らず Oyashirazu