知れる

Reading

Kana: しれる

Romaji: shireru

Definitions

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1

to become known; to come to light; to be discovered

See also: お里が知れる (reading おさとがしれる)

2

to be known; to be understood

Note: often in the negative

See also: 気が知れない (reading きがしれない) 得体の知れない (reading えたいのしれない)

3

to obviously not amount to much; to seem trivial

See also: 高が知れている (reading たかがしれている)

4

to be evident; to be obvious; to go without saying

Note: in the form しれたこと

5

to be very intense (worry, hope, etc.); to be extremely severe

Note: in forms like どれほど…かしれない

Kanji

知

Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる

Meanings: know, wisdom

Example Sentences

杳()として行方(ゆくえ)が知(し)れない。

➥Nothing whatever is known of him.

彼(かれ)は日本(にっぽん)では名(な)の知(し)れた作曲家(さっきょくか)だ。

➥He is a famous composer.

お米屋(べいや)さんは、言(い)わずと知(し)れた斜陽(しゃよう)産業(さんぎょう)。

➥Needless to say, dealing in rice is a declining industry.

言葉(ことば)のなまりで彼女(かのじょ)の国(くに)が知(し)れた。

➥Her accent gave her away.

両親(りょうしん)に知(し)れたら面倒(めんどう)なことになるよ。

➥You'll get into trouble if your parents find out.

実(じつ)は私(わたし)は彼(かれ)について何(なに)も知(し)れないのです。

➥The fact is that I don't know anything about him.