Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 知らん顔(しらんかお) in Japanese

知らん顔
Kana Reading
しらんかお
Romaji
shirankao
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    unconcerned air; indifference; feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody)
    Example sentence
    彼女知らん顔した She assumed an air of indifference.

Examples of 知らん顔, しらんかお in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

18 strokes

face, expression

On'Yomi: ガン

Kun'Yomi: かお

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JLPT 4

8 strokes

know, wisdom

On'Yomi: チ

Kun'Yomi: し.る, し.らせる

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