Jisho

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Words — 36 found

いもぼう 芋掘坊主
Noun
1. uneducated monk; ignorant monk; potato-digging monkArchaic, Derogatory
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Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. stubborn and ignorantYojijukugo (four character compound)
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Noun
1. ignorance outside of one's own field; overspecialization; one-trick pony
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専門馬鹿 【せんもんばか】
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Noun
1. the blind masses; the ignorant masses; the unenlightened masses
Noun
2. many blind peopleorig. meaning
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1. the blind masses; the ignorant masses; the unenlightened massesRare term, See also 群盲
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2. many blind peopleRare term, orig. meaning
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Noun
1. obscurantist policy; keep-the-people-ignorant policyPolitics
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. blindness; blind personSensitive
  • めくら
  • うま
  • には
  • うなずいて
  • めくば目配せ
  • して
  • おな同じ
  • こと
A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.
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2. illiteracy; illiterate personSensitive
Noun
3. ignorance; ignorant personSensitive
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瞽 【めくら】
Notes
瞽: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. shallow learning and limited information; being ignorant and badly informedYojijukugo (four character compound), Rare term
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よし
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
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いもぞん
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. being ignorant of the ways of the world; knowing nothing; not being able to tell if a yam is boiled or notIdiomatic expression
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芋の煮えたも御存じない 【いものにえたもごぞんじない】
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Noun
1. being ignorant of a work, game, or product, but still superimposing their own viewsUsually written using kana alone, Internet slang, Abbreviation, from 1ミリも知らない
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なかかわず
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. person who is ignorant of the real world; frog in a well
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Noun
1. roundabout explanation
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
2. ignorant or outdated remarks
Noun
3. one's words; one's speakingHumble (kenjougo) language
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Noun
1. feigning ignorance; feigning naivety; pretense of innocenceUsually written using kana alone
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2. person (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive; faux-naïfUsually written using kana alone
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カマトト
Notes
蒲魚: Rarely-used kanji form.
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もう 呉下阿蒙
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. person who has made no progress; someone who remains as ignorant as beforeSee also 呉下の阿蒙に非ず, usu. as ~に非ず
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Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Suru verb
1. feeling refreshed; feeling relievedOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
  • ほんの
  • ひとねい一寝入り
  • したら
  • さっぱり
  • した
Just a spot of shut-eye has already refreshed my mind.
Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Suru verb
2. neat; tidy; clean
  • かのじょ彼女
  • さっぱり
  • した
  • ふくそう服装
  • している
She is neatly dressed.
Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Suru verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
3. frank; open-hearted; plain; simple
  • あなた
  • おばあさん
  • きしょう気性
  • さっぱり
  • した
  • いい
  • かた
  • です
Your grandmother is a charming lady.
Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle
4. completely; entirely
Adverb (fukushi)
5. not in the least (with neg. verb); not at all
  • あなた
  • さっぱり
  • りかい理解
  • できない
I can never make you out.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
6. nothing at all; completely useless; hopeless; awful
  • わたし
  • この
  • こと
  • には
  • さっぱり
I'm a total stranger to things of this kind.
Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Suru verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
7. (of food) light; refreshing; not greasy
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