しらんかお

Japanese
Alternative spelling
知らん顔

Alternative forms
  • しらぬかお (shiranukao)

Etymology

From 知(し)らん (shiran, “to not know”, negative of 知(し)る (shiru)) + 顔(かお) (kao).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) しら​んかお [shìráꜜǹkàò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕiɾã̠ŋka̠o̞]

Noun

しらんかお • (shirankao) ←しらんかほ (sirankafo)?

  1. feigned expression of innocence

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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