Japanese symbol for “ungrateful”
恩知らず
おんしらず
Romaji: onshirazu
ungrateful
In Japanese, ungrateful is 恩知らず, read おんしらず (onshirazu).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no, n ungrateful
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ungrateful”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 感謝知らず | かんしゃしらず kanshashirazu | ungrateful; unappreciative |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恩恵 | おんけい onkei | grace; favor; favour |
| 恩返し | おんがえし ongaeshi | paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.) |
| 恩人 | おんじん onjin | benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal |
| 恩赦 | おんしゃ onsha | amnesty; pardon |
| 恩師 | おんし onshi | teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher |
| 恩賜 | おんし onshi | Imperial gift |
| 知る | しる shiru | to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of) |
| 知識 | ちしき chishiki | knowledge; information |
See also: Chinese symbol for “ungrateful”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.