Meaning of 知る in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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知る, 識るJLPT 5
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Kana Readingしる
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Romajishiru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to know; to understand; to be acquainted with; to feel
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Example Sentences
知る, 識る, しる used in context
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Seeing that you're not surprised, I think you must have known.
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Is it any of your business what someone's hobby is?
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こんな歌を残している明治天皇の一面を知っている日本人は少ないのではないだろうか。
I think there are probably few Japanese who know this side of the Emperor Meiji, the side that left a song like this.
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I'd rather not have those written by people who only know their work imperfectly.
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でも、それは至極当然のことです。彼らのマナーをあなたはまだ知らないのですから。
But that's only natural because you don't know their ways yet.
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予知能力とは霊力を使って、未来に起こることがらについて知ること。
Precognition is the act of using spiritual-power to know things that will occur in the future.
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