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JLPT N1 Advanced

見ず知らず

A complete stranger or totally unfamiliar person or place

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Noun (often used with の)

Complete Stranger" / "Totally Unfamiliar

This term describes a person or place with whom one has absolutely no prior acquaintance, connection, or visual familiarity.

Example

見ず知らず の 人 が 、 道 に 迷って いた 私 を 助けて くれました 。

A complete stranger helped me when I was lost.

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見ず知らず
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A complete stranger or totally unfamiliar person or place
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