知(し)れるto become known, to come to light, to be discovered, to be known, to be understood, to clearly not amount to much, to be insignificant, to be evident, to be obvious, to go without saying, to be very intense (of worry, hope, etc.), to be severe

Common

1. る-verb, Intransitive verb

   1. 1.

      to become known, to come to light, to be discovered

      See Also:

      • お里が知れる

   2. 2.

      to be known, to be understood

      usu. in the negative,

      See Also:

      • 気が知れない
      • 得体の知れない

   3. 3.

      to clearly not amount to much, to be insignificant

      See Also:

      • 高が知れている

   4. 4.

      to be evident, to be obvious, to go without saying

      as 知れたこと

   5. 5.

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

      as どんなに…か知れない, どれほど...か知れない, etc.