- 1. [v1, vi] to become known; to come to light; to be discovered
- 2. [v1, vi] to be known; to be understood — usu. in the negative
- 3. [v1, vi] to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
- 4. [v1, vi] to be evident; to be obvious; to go without saying — as 知れたこと
- 5. [v1, vi] to be very intense (of worry, hope, etc.); to be severe — as どんなに…か知れない, どれほど...か知れない, etc.
Kanji in this word
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知
know, wisdomOn: チ (chi)Kun: し.る (shi.ru)、 し.らせる (shi.raseru)
Example Sentences
杳として行方が知れない。
you toshite namegata ga shire nai .
Nothing whatever is known of him.