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知

know
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingチ
Kun readingし.る、し.らせる
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. knowRtK
  2. wisdom
  1. to know
  2. to be aware (of)
  3. to be conscious (of)
  4. to learn (of)
  5. to find out

Popular Usage

知る承知知らせる知らせ知合い旧知かも知れない

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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dart · drop (丶) · heavens · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1308

Compound words

知るしる
to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out
承知しょうち
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; assent
知らせるしらせる
to notify; to advise; to inform
知らせしらせ
news; word; tidings; notice; notification
熟知じゅくち
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
知覚ちかく
perception; sensation; awareness
知恵ちえ
wisdom; wit; sagacity; sense; intelligence
知能ちのう
intelligence; intellect; brains
知れるしれる
to become known; to come to light; to be discovered; to be known; to be understood
通知するつうちする
notice
かも知れないかもしれない
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
関知かんち
(one's) concern; having (something) to do with
告知こくち
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
察知さっち
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of
周知しゅうち
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
探知たんち
detection
知己ちき
acquaintance; close friend
知事ちじ
prefectural governor
知識ちしき
knowledge; information
知人ちじん
friend; acquaintance
知性ちせい
intelligence
知的ちてき
intellectual
知名ちめい
well-known
通知つうち
notice; notification; report; posting; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)

Kun Reading Examples

その事故がどのように起きたのか、誰も正確に知らなかった。しる
No one knew for certain how the accident happened.tatoeba
トムが今でもここに住んでいるかどうかは知りません。しる
I don't know whether Tom still lives here or not.tatoeba
もとよりそんなことは承知の上だ。しょうち
Of course I am aware of that.tatoeba
彼女は両親に知らせずに結婚した。しらせる
She married without her parents' knowledge.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は母親の死の知らせを聞くと、ただ泣くばかりだった。
He did nothing but weep when he heard of his mother's death.tatoeba
彼は母の死の知らせを聞くと、ただ泣くばかりだった。
He did nothing but weep when he heard of his mother's death.tatoeba
彼は並はずれた知能の持ち主である。
He is a boy of singular intelligence.tatoeba
彼は貧乏の味を知らない。
He does not know what it is to be poor.tatoeba
蕉門の早世を知る。
Learned about the untimely death of Shomon (a pupil of Basho).wiki
薫が出生の秘密を知る
Kaoru learned the secrets concerning the circumstances of his own birth.wiki
それを思い知らせる事件が何度か起きている。
Several events took place to validate that fact.wiki
近年までは、時刻を知らせる為にも太鼓が使用されていた。
Until recent years, the drum had been used to announce the time.wiki
何らかの関係を示唆しているかも知れない。
It may suggest that they are related somehow.wiki
被葬者の格付けを表しているのかも知れない。
This might reflect the ranking of the buried individual.wiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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