恩知らず

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
おん
Grade: 6

Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi

Etymology

Compound of (on, favor) +‎ 知らず (shirazu, not knowing, negative form of the verb () (shiru))

Pronunciation

Adjective

(おん)()らず (onshirazu-na (adnominal (おん)()らず (onshirazu na), adverbial (おん)()らず (onshirazu ni))

  1. ungrateful

Inflection

Noun

(おん)()らず (onshirazu

  1. Same as above.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN