知る由もない

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
よし
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
知る由も無い
知るよしもない
知るよしも無い

Etymology

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From 知る (to know) +‎ (reason) +‎ +‎ ない.

Phrase

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()(よし)もない (shiruyoshimonai

  1. to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
    (なに)()こるか()(よし)もない
    Nani ga okoru ka shiruyoshimonai.
    There is no way to find out what happened.

Inflection

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