Japanese Dictionary

Reading and JLPT level

知る, 識る

JLPT 5
Kana Reading
しる
Romaji
shiru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to know; to understand; to be acquainted with; to feel
    Example sentence
    驚かないみる知ってたのね。 Seeing that you're not surprised, I think you must have known.

Examples of 知る, 識る, しる in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
知る
Plain Polite
知ります
Negative
知らない
Negative Polite
知りません

Past

Plain
知った
Plain Polite
知りました
Negative
知らなかった
Negative Polite
知りませんでした

Te

Plain
知って
Plain Polite
知りまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
知られる
Plain Polite
知られます
Negative
知られない
Negative Polite
知られません

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