Word Meaning 親知らず

おやしらず oyashirazu

親知らず is read as おやしらず (oyashirazu) and means wisdom tooth.

Meaning

English

  1. wisdom tooth
  2. not knowing who one's birth parents are
  3. person who does not know their birth parents

Reading

Kana

おやしらず

Romaji

oyashirazu

Writing Variants

  • 親不知 おやしらず oyashirazu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Synonyms 親不知,知恵歯,智歯,知歯 Rank 110680 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

親の心子知らず

おやのこころこしらず

there is no love like a father's

子を持って知る親の恩

こをもってしるおやのおん

he that has no child knows not what love is

親子

おやこ

parent and child

親方

おやかた

foster parent

おや

(pet) owner

親族

しんぞく

relative

親しむ

したしむ

to be intimate with

親切

しんせつ

kind

親日

しんにち

pro-Japanese

親しみ

したしみ

intimacy

親友

しんゆう

close friend

親しい

したしい

close (relatives)

Example Sentences

3

My upper right wisdom tooth hurts.

My wisdom teeth are coming in.

Tom had his wisdom teeth taken out.