Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 見て見ぬ振り(みてみぬふり) in Japanese

見て見ぬ振り, 見て見ぬふり
Kana Reading
みてみぬふり
Romaji
miteminufuri
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
    Example sentence
    あるものを見て見ぬふりをすればそれを無視しているのである。 If you turn a blind eye to something, you ignore it.

Examples of 見て見ぬ振り, 見て見ぬふり, みてみぬふり in a sentence

Kanji in this word

振 JLPT 1

10 strokes

shake, wave, wag, swing

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: ふ.る, ぶ.る, ふ.り, -ぶ.り, ふ.るう

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見 JLPT 5

7 strokes

see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: み.る, み.える, み.せる

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