Word Meaning 知らないうちに

しらないうちに shiranaiuchini

知らないうちに is read as しらないうちに (shiranaiuchini) and means before one knows it.

Meaning

English

  1. before one knows it
  2. before one realises
  3. without one's knowledge
  4. without noticing

Reading

Kana

しらないうちに

Romaji

shiranaiuchini

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 24214 Priority D

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

3

I'd dozed off before I knew it.

He did it without me knowing.

Unbeknownst to Tom, Mary was having it off with the milkman.