Word Meaning 知る者は言わず言う者は知らず

しるものはいわずいうものはしらず shirumono ha iwazuiumono ha shirazu

知る者は言わず言う者は知らず is read as しるものはいわずいうものはしらず (shirumono ha iwazuiumono ha shirazu) and means he who knows, does not speak; he who speaks, does not know.

Meaning

English

  1. he who knows, does not speak; he who speaks, does not know
  2. those who know do not talk; those who talk do not know

Reading

Kana

しるものはいわずいうものはしらず

Romaji

shirumono ha iwazuiumono ha shirazu

Stroke Sequence

14 Characters • 67 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Proverb Rank 106206 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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知的障害者

ちてきしょうがいしゃ

intellectually disabled person

証言者

しょうげんしゃ

witness (giving testimony)

主知主義者

しゅちしゅぎしゃ

intellectualist

重度知的障害者

じゅうどちてきしょうがいしゃ

person with a severe intellectual disability

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