しらんかお
Shirankao
知らん顔 (Shirankao) is a Japanese noun meaning “feigned ignorance, pretending not to know, pretending not to recognize (someone), ignoring”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbfeigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); ignoring
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbunconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
Examples
彼女は知らん顔をした。
She assumed an air of indifference.
彼は私を見ても知らん顔をした。
He refused to notice me.
彼女は私に会っても知らん顔をした。
She refused to notice me.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).