Word Meaning 素知らぬ顔

そしらぬかお soshiranukao

素知らぬ顔 is read as そしらぬかお (soshiranukao) and means feigned ignorance.

Meaning

English

  1. feigned ignorance
  2. pretending not to know

Reading

Kana

そしらぬかお

Romaji

soshiranukao

Writing Variants

  • そしらぬ顔 そしらぬかお soshiranukao
  • そ知らぬ顔 そしらぬかお soshiranukao

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 40 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Proverb Rank 50945 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

素顔

すがお

face with no make-up

訳知り顔

わけしりがお

know-it-all airs

知らん顔

しらんかお

unconcerned air

物知り顔

ものしりがお

a knowing look

知らぬ顔

しらぬかお

unconcerned air

顔見知り

かおみしり

acquaintance

素人

しろうと

respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha)

もと

cause

素直

すなお

straight (e.g. hair)

素材

そざい

subject matter