物知り

ものしり

Also written 物識り

Meanings

1. Noun well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge

Kanji

• 物 thing. Read as もの.
• 知 know. Read as しる.

Example sentences

• 私よりも物知りな数学者が自分のことをはっきりと表現できていないのを見るのは心地の良いものではない。
  I don't like it when mathematicians who know much more than I do can't express themselves explicitly.
• 君は確かに物知りだが、それを教えるのはうまくない。
  Indeed you know a lot of things, but you're not good at teaching them.
• 彼はいつも物知り顔で話す。
  He always talks as if he knows everything.
• 彼女の母は聡明であるというよりもむしろ物知りであった。
  Her mother was more wise than intelligent.

Words containing 物知り

• 物知り顔 (ものしりがお) a knowing look

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