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.

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

   See Also:

   • お里が知れる

2. る-verb, Intransitive verb

   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. る-verb, Intransitive verb

   3.

   to clearly not amount to much, to be insignificant

   See Also:

   • 高が知れている

4. る-verb, Intransitive verb

   4.

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

   as 知れたこと

5. る-verb, Intransitive verb

   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.