Word Meaning 知らん顔

しらんかお shirankao

知らん顔 is read as しらんかお (shirankao) and means unconcerned air.

Meaning

English

  1. unconcerned air
  2. indifference
  3. nonchalance
  4. feigned ignorance
  5. pretending not to know
  6. pretending not to recognize (someone)
  7. ignoring

Reading

Kana

しらんかお

Romaji

shirankao

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 11643 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

知らぬ顔

しらぬかお

unconcerned air

物知り顔

ものしりがお

a knowing look

訳知り顔

わけしりがお

know-it-all airs

顔見知り

かおみしり

acquaintance

知り合い

しりあい

acquaintance

知り合う

しりあう

to get to know each other

知識

ちしき

knowledge

知性

ちせい

intelligence

知能

ちのう

intelligence

知覚

ちかく

perception

知識人

ちしきじん

intellectual

Example Sentences

1

She assumed an air of indifference.