Japanese

わかる
Meaning: to understand; to be clear; to be identified
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 判る 判らない
Polite 判ります 判りません
Past 判った 判らなかった
Polite + Past 判りました 判りませんでした
Te-form 判って 判らなくて
Potential 判れる 判れない
Passive 判られる 判られない
Causative 判らせる 判らせない
Causative + Passive 判らされる 判らされない
Imperative 判れ 判るな

Handwriting

判
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Example

No matter how many times I heard the explanation, I didn't understand the reason.

Usage Notes

While 'wakaru' is often written in kana or with '分', this specific kanji is used when a judgment is made, a fact is identified, or a cause is determined.

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