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命知らず (いのちしらず) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

命いのち知しらず

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Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective

recklessness; daredevilry; reckless person

Describes a person or action that disregards danger or risks one's life. Can be used as a noun or adjectivally with な or の.

彼かれは命いのち知しらずの冒ぼう

険けん

家か

だ

。

He is a reckless adventurer.

そんな命いのち知しらずな真似まねはやめろ。

Stop such reckless behavior.

Kanji

命fate, command, decree
知know, wisdom

Related words

無む謀ぼう
無謀 is more about thoughtless or rash actions without planning, while 命知らず emphasizes a disregard for one's own life.
向むこう見みず
向こう見ず is a more colloquial term for a reckless or foolhardy person, often implying a lack of foresight.

Built from

命いのち+知しらず

Etymology

Compound of 命 (いのち, 'life') and 知らず (しらず, 'not knowing'), literally 'not knowing life' or 'ignorant of life', implying a disregard for one's own life.