しれる

知 れる

Common word

  1. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to become known, to come to light, to be discovered

    • 杳として行方が知れない。
      Nothing whatever is known of him.

  2. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to be known, to be understood
    usu. in the negative

  3. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to clearly not amount to much, to be insignificant

  4. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to be evident, to be obvious, to go without saying
    as 知れたこと

  5. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    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.