見知(みし)らぬ

みしらぬ
pre-noun adjectival
unfamiliar; unknown; strange
descriptive
1. unfamiliar; unknown; strange (person or place)
An adnominal meaning 'unknown' or 'unfamiliar,' placed directly before a noun. Most often describes a person one has never met.
見知(みし)らぬ人(ひと)に道(みち)を聞(き)かれた。
A stranger asked me for directions.
見知(みし)らぬ土地(とち)で不安(ふあん)になった。
I felt uneasy in an unfamiliar place.
夜道(よみち)で見知(みし)らぬ男(おとこ)に声(こえ)をかけられて、思(おも)わず足(あし)が止(と)まった。
A strange man called out to me on the dark road, and I instinctively froze.

A 連体詞(れんたいし) (pre-noun adjectival): it appears only directly before a noun and does not conjugate. Literally 'not having seen and come to know.'

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 知(し)らない人(ひと): someone one doesn't know — more everyday and conversational
  • 見知(みし)らぬ is slightly more literary, common in narration and writing
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