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分かる
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Readings

wakaru
English
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Intransitive verb
Usually written using kana alone
to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Intransitive verb
Usually written using kana alone
to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out

Interjection (kandoushi)
I know!, I think so too!

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future わかる, わかります
[does], will [do]
わからない, わかりません
doesn't [do], will not [do]
Past わかった, わかりました
[did]
わからなかった, わかりませんでした
didn't [do]
Te-form, Continuative わかって, わかりまして わからないで, わかりませんで わからなくて
Kanjis
ON: ブン, フン, ブ KUN: わ.ける, わ.け, わ.かれる, わ.かる, わ.かつ
part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

Stroke: 4 Grade: 2 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 2-2-2 FC: 8022.2


ON: カイ, ゲ KUN: と.く, と.かす, と.ける, ほど.く, ほど.ける, わか.る, さと.る
unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute

Stroke: 13 Grade: 5 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-7-6 FC: 2725.5


ON: ハン, バン KUN: わか.る
judgement, signature, stamp, seal

Stroke: 7 Grade: 5 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-5-2 FC: 9250.0


Phrases
彼が有名な人物だというのがわかります。
Parts: (かれ) 有名 (ゆうめい) 人物 (じんぶつ) 言う (いう) 分かる (わかります)
I see that he is an able man.
I can see how you'd call him a famous personality.
I understand that he's something of a famous personality.

「博、君の気持ちは分かるよ」とマイクが言います。
Parts: (きみ) 気持ち (きもち) 分かる (わかる) 言う (いう)
"I understand how you feel, Hiroshi," says Mike.