acquaintance; knowing someone
Rare, literary term for being acquainted with someone. Often used in formal or old-fashioned contexts, such as 辱知の間柄 (acquaintanceship).
I am acquainted with him.
Compound of 辱 (disgrace, but here used in the sense of 'to receive a favor' or 'to be indebted') and 知 (knowledge, acquaintance). The exact derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of acquaintance.