Word Meaning 見知らぬ

みしらぬ mishiranu

見知らぬ is read as みしらぬ (mishiranu) and means strange.

Meaning

English

  1. strange
  2. unfamiliar
  3. unknown

Reading

Kana

みしらぬ

Romaji

mishiranu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 14041 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

人見知り

ひとみしり

shyness

知見

ちけん

knowledge

顔見知り

かおみしり

acquaintance

場所見知り

ばしょみしり

having a hard time getting used to unfamiliar places (of children)

如実知見

にょじつちけん

perceiving reality as it is

見方

みかた

way of appreciating (e.g. opera)

見通し

みとおし

insight

見事

みごと

something worth seeing

見送り

みおくり

letting a pitch go by

見送る

みおくる

to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight

見地

けんち

point of view

Example Sentences

10

There is a stranger in front of the house.

The dog sniffed at the stranger.

A strange man caught me by the collar.

She started talking with a stranger.

A stranger spoke to me.

He was an utter stranger.

I saw a strange woman there.

We saw a stranger enter the house.

I saw a stranger enter that house.

A stranger seized me by the arm.