Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 の 無む 知ち をつけこむ to take advantage of someone's ignorance
The con artist took advantage of the customer's ignorance to sell overpriced goods.
無む 知ち をさらす to expose one's own ignorance
With that question, he ended up exposing his own ignorance.
〈 事こと 〉 に 無む 知ち だ to be ignorant about something
He is completely ignorant about politics.
無む 知ち から 〈 事こと 〉 が 起お こる for something (a problem, mistake) to arise from ignorance
Many accidents arise from ignorance.
Expressions 無む 知ち の 知ち knowing you know nothing; Socratic wisdom Kanji 無 nothingness, none, ain't 智 wisdom, intellect, reason Related words 無学 emphasizes a lack of formal education or literacy, while 無知 is broader and can describe ignorance in any subject.
無能 describes a lack of skill or ability to perform, whereas 無知 describes a lack of knowledge or awareness.
愚か describes foolish behavior or poor judgment, while 無知 specifically points to a lack of information or awareness that may or may not lead to foolish acts.
無知 is the everyday word for ignorance, while 蒙 is a literary, formal term implying a lack of enlightenment rather than mere lack of facts.
無知 is a neutral word for ignorance, whereas 盲 used in this sense is an old derogatory way of calling someone ignorant.
Opposites· 10 博学 describes someone with wide-ranging knowledge, the direct opposite of 無知 's lack of knowledge.
無知 means ignorant or lacking knowledge, the direct opposite of being 精通 (well-versed) in a subject.
無知 means having no knowledge or being ignorant of something, the opposite of 熟知 's thorough familiarity.
Show 7 more Show fewer 無知 means ignorance or lack of knowledge, the direct opposite of 知 , which denotes wisdom or understanding.
無知 means ignorance or lack of understanding, the direct opposite of the profound wisdom denoted by 恵 .
無知 means ignorance or lack of knowledge, the direct opposite of the cultivated understanding implied by 教養 .
無知 means ignorance or lack of knowledge, the direct opposite of 知見 , which denotes acquired expertise or insight.
知識 means having knowledge or information, while 無知 means lacking it, i.e. ignorance.
無知 means ignorance or lack of knowledge, the opposite of 知恵 , which is practical wisdom or intelligence.
無知 means ignorance or lack of knowledge, the direct opposite of the deep wisdom expressed by 英知 .
Don't confuse with 無恥 (also read むち ) means 'shameless' and is unrelated in meaning to 無知 'ignorant', despite sharing the same pronunciation.
未知 means 'unknown' (as in unexplored or undiscovered), and its kanji 未 looks similar to 無知 's 無 but carries a different meaning.
Word family illiterate and ignorant; uneducated and uninformed
unenlightened; profoundly ignorant
ignorance and illiteracy
unenlightened; ignorant; uneducated
Written forms 無む 知ち Usage 96%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
無む 智ち Usage 4%
Rare variant using 智 (wisdom); not commonly used.
Etymology Compound of 無 (mu, 'without') and 知 (chi, 'knowledge'). The spelling 無智 uses 智 (wisdom) instead, but the meaning is essentially the same.
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