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    3. 知らず知らず

    知らず知らず

    知しら​ず​知しら​ず​

    unconsciously

    KMT6CoreAdverbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab28 strokes

    知らず識らず不知不識

    しらずしらず

    Adverb

    1.
    unconsciously, unwittingly, unawares
    yojijukugo

    Stroke 0 / 28

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    彼かれは知しらず知しらずのうちに歌うたを口くちずさんでいた。

    He was humming a song unconsciously.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    知しらず知しらずのうちに、彼かの女じょに惹ひかれていた。

    Unwittingly, I was drawn to her.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    知しらず知しらずのうちに、ストレスが溜たまっていたようです。

    It seems that stress had accumulated unconsciously.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyMedicine & Health
    子こ供どもたちは知しらず知しらずのうちに新あたらしい言こと葉ばを覚おぼえます。

    Children learn new words unconsciously.

    KMT6EducationDaily Life
    知しらず知しらずのうちに、私わたしたちは環かん境きょうに負ふ荷かをかけている。

    Unbeknownst to us, we are putting a burden on the environment.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyNature & Environment

    Characters that make up this word

    知
    し.る・し.らせる…(7)
    know・wisdom
    Kanji
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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