Kanji

知

know, wisdom

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

矢部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

しる, しらせる

Nanori (Name Reading)

あき, あきら, おき, かず, さと, さとし, さとる, し, しり, しる, ちか, つぐ, とし, とも, のり, はる

Common Readings

チ, し…る

Example sentences

知る しる
彼の名前を知らない

I don't know his name.

誰も だれも
その秘密は誰も知らない。

Nobody knows that secret.

知り合い しりあい
彼は私の古い知り合いです。

He is an old acquaintance of mine.

見間違える みまちがえる
私は知らない人を知り合いと見間違えた。

I mistook a stranger for an acquaintance.

知識 ちしき
本を読んで新しい知識を身につけるのは楽しい。

It is fun to read books and acquire new knowledge.

身につける みにつける
彼は毎日の勉強を通じて、専門的な知識を身につけた

He acquired specialized knowledge through daily study.

承知 しょうち
その件については承知いたしました。

I have understood that matter.

重々 じゅうじゅう
そのリスクについては重々承知しております。

I am fully aware of that risk.

知れる しれる
結果はたかが知れている。

The result is already quite obvious.

素性 すじょう
素性の知れない人物を信用してはいけない。

You shouldn't trust a person of unknown background.

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