proverb / slang

wise saying; proverb; maxim; adage

a proverb (phrase expressing a basic truth)

to know, be aware of / to learn, acquire, / to be acquainted with, to know (someone) / (colloquial, in the negative) to care in the least about, to be concerned with,

talk, speak / word, language, term / Short for 物語 (monogatari): story, tale, narrative

Alternative spelling of 物知り: a person with broad knowledge, a knowledgeable person

stem or continuative form of 知る (shiru) [godan]

(historical) Japanese-language annotation of Chinese-language works / (historical) Korean-language annotation of Chinese-language works

to know through one's own experience

complete denial of knowing (an incident in question)