JLPT N5 · Verb

知る (shiru)

知る (しる, shiru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to know; to be aware (of)”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しる
Romaji: shiru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

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

Example sentences

あなたは１９９０年から彼女を知っているのですか？

Have you known her since 1990?

Tatoeba #232897

私は自分が感じたことを言えるのが必要であることを知った。

I find it necessary to be able to say what I feel.

Tatoeba #156309

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 知る

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	知る	しる shiru
Polite (~masu)	知ります	しります shirimasu
Negative	知らない	しらない shiranai
Polite negative	知りません	しりません shirimasen
Past	知った	しった shitta
Polite past	知りました	しりました shirimashita
Negative past	知らなかった	しらなかった shiranakatta
Te-form	知って	しって shitte
Potential	知れる	しれる shireru
Passive	知られる	しられる shirareru
Causative	知らせる	しらせる shiraseru
Volitional	知ろう	しろう shirou
Imperative	知れ	しれ shire
Conditional (~ba)	知れば	しれば shireba

Kanji in 知る

知

know, wisdomチ・し.る・し.らせる · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 知る.

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Source: JMdict entry 1420470 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.