知る

Meanings

1. to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover
2. to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize
3. to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate
4. to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with
5. to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship)

Part of speech: godan verb (る), transitive

Kanji

• 知

  Meanings

  know, wisdom

  On reading

  チ

  Kun reading

  し.る、し.らせる

  Strokes

  8

Example sentences

• あなたは１９９０年から彼女を知っているのですか？

  Have you known her since 1990?

  Tatoeba #232897 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 私は自分が感じたことを言えるのが必要であることを知った。

  I find it necessary to be able to say what I feel.

  Tatoeba #156309 · CC BY 2.0 FR