知る

しる

to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of)

JLPT N5 Common word Genki L7 Also written 識る

Meanings

Godan verb (-ru), Transitive
to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover
to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate
to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with
to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship)

All 7 meanings

to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know
to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility

Forms

	Plain	Polite
Present	知るしる	知りますしります
Negative	知らないしらない	知りませんしりません
Past	知ったしった	知りましたしりました
Past negative	知らなかったしらなかった	知りませんでしたしりませんでした

Te-form	知ってしって
Potential	知れるしれる
Passive	知られるしられる
Causative	知らせるしらせる
Volitional	知ろうしろう
Imperative	知れしれ
Conditional (ば)	知ればしれば
Conditional (たら)	知ったらしったら

Example sentences

知しるもんか。

Who cares?
知しりません。

I don't know.
知しらんって。

Don't ask me.
知しってるよ。

I know that.
身みの程ほどを知しれ。

Cut one's coat according to one's cloth.

More examples (10)

私わたしも知しりたい！

I also want to know!
知しりたいんだ。

I want to know.
知しらなかった？

Didn't you know that?
トムは知しった。

Tom knew.
これ知しってた？

Were you aware of this?
知しりたいです。

I want to know.
知しらなかったの？

Didn't you know that?
神かみのみぞが知しる。

Only God knows.
私わたしは知しりません。

I don't know.
それが知しりたい。

That is what I want to know.