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JLPT N2 · Verb

心得る (kokoroeru)

心得る (こころえる, kokoroeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to know; to understand”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
こころえる
Romaji
kokoroeru
Word class
Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to know; to understand; to be aware of; to regard as; to take for · ichidan verb, transitive
  2. to (understand and) accept (a responsibility) · ichidan verb, transitive
  3. to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of; to know (how to do) · ichidan verb, transitive

Example sentences

彼女は夫の心理を心得ている。
She knows her husband's psychology.
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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 心得る

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary心得るこころえる kokoroeru
Polite (~masu)心得ますこころえます kokoroemasu
Negative心得ないこころえない kokoroenai
Polite negative心得ませんこころえません kokoroemasen
Past心得たこころえた kokoroeta
Polite past心得ましたこころえました kokoroemashita
Negative past心得なかったこころえなかった kokoroenakatta
Te-form心得てこころえて kokoroete
Potential心得られるこころえられる kokoroerareru
Passive心得られるこころえられる kokoroerareru
Causative心得させるこころえさせる kokoroesaseru
Volitional心得ようこころえよう kokoroeyou
Imperative心得ろこころえろ kokoroero
Conditional (~ba)心得ればこころえれば kokoroereba

Kanji in 心得る

心
heart, mind, spiritシン・こころ・-ごころ · 4 strokes
得
gain, get, findトク・え.る・う.る · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 心得る.

心こころmind心配しんぱいworry熱心ねっしんzealous安心あんしんpeace of mind心臓しんぞうheart心理しんりstate of mind感心かんしんadmiration関心かんしんconcern決心けっしんdetermination用心ようじんcare中心ちゅうしんcenter苦心くしんpains心身しんしんmind and body都心としんcity centre (esp. of Tokyo)

Source: JMdict entry 1360920 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.