知らぬが仏
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 知 | 仏 |
| し Grade: 2 |
ほとけ Grade: 5 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 知らぬが佛 (kyūjitai) |
Idiom
知らぬが仏 • (shiranu ga hotoke)
See also
- 無知は至福である (muchi wa shifuku dearu)
- 人生字を識るは憂患の始め (jinsei ji o shiru wa yūkan no hajime)
References
- “知らぬが仏(ほとけ)”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025