Last Updated :2025/12/06

what you don't know can't hurt you

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Japanese Meaning
知らなければ気にならず、心を痛めないという考え。 / 知らんが仏、つまり知っていない方が精神的に楽であるという意味合い。 / 問題や悪事について知らなければ心配や負担を抱えずに済むということを示す格言的表現。
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彼女はその過ちについて、知らなければ害にならないと言って彼を安心させようとし、それが彼の不安を和らげることを願った。

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what you don't know can't hurt you

If one does not know about a problem or a misdeed, one will not be able to render oneself unhappy by worrying about it; often used to justify not informing an individual about a problem or misdeed.

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what you don't know can't hurt you

She tried to reassure him by saying, 'what you don't know can't hurt you,' hoping it would ease his anxiety about the mistake.

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She tried to reassure him by saying, 'what you don't know can't hurt you,' hoping it would ease his anxiety about the mistake.

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