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知る
識る
Readings
しる
shiru
English
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to remember, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to experience, to go through, to know (e.g. hardship)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to get acquainted with (a person), to get to know
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
usu. with neg. sentence
to have to do with, to be concerned with, to be one's concern, to be one's responsibility
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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 知る, 知ります
[does], will [do] 知らない, 知りません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 知った, 知りました
[did] 知らなかった, 知りませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 知って, 知りまして 知らないで, 知りませんで 知らなくて
Kanjis
知 ON: チ KUN: し.る, し.らせる
know, wisdom

Stroke: 8 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-5-3 FC: 8640.0


識 ON: シキ KUN: し.る, しる.す
discriminating, know, write

Stroke: 19 Grade: 5 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-7-12 FC: 0365.5


Phrases
あなたは１９９０年から彼女を知っているのですか？
Parts: 貴方 (あなた) 年 (ねん) から 彼女 (かのじょ) 知る (しる) ですか
Have you known her since 1990?

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。
Parts: 私 (わたし) 自分 (じぶん) 感じる (かんじる) 事 (こと) 言う (いう) 必要 (ひつよう) である 事 (こと) 知る (しる)
I find it necessary to be able to say what I feel.