Kanji 素 elementary, principle, naked Related words 知し らんぷり More casual and colloquial than 素知らぬ振り , often used in everyday speech.
とぼける A verb meaning to play dumb or feign ignorance, often in a more playful or evasive manner.
Written forms 素そ 知し らぬ 振ふ り
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
素そ 知し らぬふり
Common variant with ふり in kana.
そ 知し らぬふり
そ 知し らぬ 振ふ り
Variant with そ in kana and 振り in kanji.
そしらぬ 振ふ り
Variant with そしらぬ in kana and 振り in kanji.
Etymology The phrase combines 素 (here meaning 'plain' or 'unadorned') with the negative form of 知る (to know) and 振り (pretense). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a fixed idiomatic expression.
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