寡か聞ぶん

noun

ill-informed; having little knowledge

Humble expression used to modestly admit one's own lack of knowledge or awareness, often in the set phrase 寡聞にして (to my limited knowledge).

• 寡か聞ぶんにして、その件けんは存ぞんじ上あげませんでした。

  To my limited knowledge, I was not aware of that matter.

• 寡か聞ぶんにして聞きいたことがありません。

  I have never heard of it, being ill-informed as I am.