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VocabJLPT N2

ignorance

Nounな-Adjective

Definitions

1. ignorance
2. innocence
3. Ignorance

Describes a state of lacking knowledge or awareness about something. It can be used to describe a person or their understanding, and can sometimes carry a critical or negative nuance.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

If I leave my ignorance unchecked, I'll make the same mistake again.

Sentence 2

Why won't you just admit when you don't know something?

Sentence 3

Not knowing something this basic — there's a limit to how clueless you can be!

Sentence 4

His ignorance dragged the whole discussion into a mess.

Sentence 5

That teacher wrote on the board, "Don't be ashamed of what you don't know."