Word Meaning 見て見ぬふり

みてみぬふり miteminufuri

見て見ぬふり is read as みてみぬふり (miteminufuri) and means pretending not to see (something).

Meaning

English

  1. pretending not to see (something)
  2. turning a blind eye (to)
  3. closing one's eyes (to)
  4. looking the other way

Reading

Kana

みてみぬふり

Romaji

miteminufuri

Writing Variants

  • 見て見ぬ振り みてみぬふり miteminufuri

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Proverb Rank 100525 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

見送り

みおくり

letting a pitch go by

見張り

みはり

watch

見返り

みかえり

turning to look behind

見切り

みきり

bargain sale

見回り

みまわり

watchman

見劣り

みおとり

unfavourable comparison

見つける

みつける

to be used to seeing

見聞

けんぶん

information

見つかる

みつかる

to be found

見かけ

みかけ

apparent

Example Sentences

1

He turned a blind eye.