JLPT N5 vocabulary
知る: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
しる0Heiban · flat
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
- to know, be aware of, be conscious of, learn of, find out, discover
- to sense, feel, notice, realize
- to understand, comprehend, grasp, appreciate
- to remember, be familiar with, be acquainted with
- to experience, go through, know (e.g. hardship)
- to get acquainted with a person, get to know
- to have to do with, be concerned with, be one's concern or responsibility (usually in a negative sentence)
Conjugation
Ends in -iru / -eru like an ichidan verb, but conjugates as godan.
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 知る | 知 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 知 | 知 |
| Polite presentます形 | 知 | 知 |
| Polite pastました形 | 知 | 知 |
| Te-formて形 | 知 | 知 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 知 | 知 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 知 | 知 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 知 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 知 | 知 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 知 | 知る |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 知 | 知 |
| Passive受身形 | 知 | 知 |
| Make / let使役形 | 知 | 知 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 知 | 知 |
Example sentences
彼は運転が得意だということを知っています。
I know that he is good at driving.
皆がこの曲を知っているので歌ってみようじゃないか!
Because everyone knows this piece of music, why don't we try to sing it?!
日本に来てこそ、日本のことをより深く知ることができる。
Only by coming to Japan can you get to know the country more deeply.