し
知
　
ら
　
ず

noun used as a suffix

  1. not having, unaffected by.

conjunction

  1. aside, I don't know about .... Often as ～は知らず.
  2. I know not whether, I know not if. Archaism. At the beginning of a sentence.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
し
知
　
ら
　
ず
 知らず しらず
しらず
不知
 不知 しらず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

know, wisdom
し.る　チ　しり (2nd, N4)
dart, arrow
や　シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)