知る
Reading: しる
Meaning: to know, to be aware of
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Example Sentence
彼 の 名前 を 知らない
I don't know his name.
Usage Notes
Unlike English 'know', 知る focuses on the moment of coming to know something. For states of knowing, use 知っている (know/have knowledge of). 知らない means 'don't know'.
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