Word Meaning 知らぬ間に

しらぬまに shiranuma ni

知らぬ間に is read as しらぬまに (shiranuma ni) 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

しらぬまに

Romaji

shiranuma ni

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 86578 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

世間知らず

せけんしらず

ignorant of the ways of the world

世間周知

せけんしゅうち

common knowledge

間知石

けんちいし

wedge-shaped stone used in stone walls

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

Example Sentences

2

The sun sank below the horizon before I knew it.

You probably eat genetically modified fruits and vegetables all the time without knowing it.