Meaning

Primary

Ignorance

Alternative

Ignorant

Word Type

noun, な adjective

Explanation

When you know nothing (Jon Snow), you know nothing. This is ignorance, it's being ignorant.

Reading

むち
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

コイツ、いくらなんでも無知すぎるだろ。

This guy is way too ignorant.

もちろん、無知による発言だってことは分かっています。でも、言って良いことと悪いことってありますよね?

Of course, I know this is an ignorant statement. But there are things that are good to say and things that are bad to say, right?

周りの人から、無知なくせに知ったかぶりをするやつだと思われていたらどうしようと心配です。

I'm worried people think of me as an ignorant know-it-all.

Kanji Composition