Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 天井知らず(てんじょうしらず) in Japanese

天井知らず
Kana Reading
てんじょうしらず
Romaji
tenjōshirazu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    skyrocketing (prices)
    Example sentence
    物価が天井知らずに上がる。 Prices keep on soaring.

Examples of 天井知らず, てんじょうしらず in a sentence

Kanji in this word

天 JLPT 5

4 strokes

heavens, sky, imperial

On'Yomi: テン

Kun'Yomi: あまつ, あめ, あま-

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井 JLPT 1

4 strokes

well, well crib, town, community

On'Yomi: セイ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: い

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知 JLPT 4

8 strokes

know, wisdom

On'Yomi: チ

Kun'Yomi: し.る, し.らせる

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