知れる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 知れる
1
to become known; to come to light; to be discovered
Examples
杳として行方が知れない。
Nothing whatever is known of him.
2
Usu. in the negative
to be known; to be understood
3
to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
4
As 知れたこと
to be evident; to be obvious; to go without saying
5
As どんなに…か知れない, どれほど...か知れない, etc.
to be very intense (of worry, hope, etc.); to be severe
Kanji in this Word
知
8 strokes
Frequency: 205
JLPT N3
Grade 2
Meanings
know
wisdom
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
チ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
し.る
し.らせる
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
さと
さとる
しり
しれ
とも
のり
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