知らぬ存ぜぬ
Japanese
Etymology
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 知 | 存 |
| し Grade: 2 | ぞん Grade: 6 |
知らぬ (negative form of 知る) + 存ぜぬ (negative form of 存ずる)
Noun
知らぬ存ぜぬ (hiragana しらぬぞんぜぬ, rōmaji shiranu zonzenu)
- complete denial of knowing (an incident in question)
Usage notes
Often used for supposedly false denial.