心得る|こころえるkokoroeru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto know; to understand; to be aware of; to regard as; to take for
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto (understand and) accept (a responsibility)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of; to know (how to do)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 心得る（こころえる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 心得ます（こころえます） |
| Negative (nai) | 心得ない（こころえない） |
| polite (masen) | 心得ません（こころえません） |
| classical zu / nu | 心得ず・心得ぬ（こころえず・こころえぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 心得た（こころえた） |
| polite (mashita) | 心得ました（こころえました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 心得なかった（こころえなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 心得ませんでした（こころえませんでした） |
| Te form | 心得て（こころえて） |
| Potential | 心得られる（こころえられる） |
| Passive | 心得られる（こころえられる） |
| Causative | 心得させる（こころえさせる） |
| Causative passive | 心得させられる（こころえさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 心得れば（こころえれば） |
| tara | 心得たら（こころえたら） |
| Volitional | 心得よう（こころえよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 心得ましょう（こころえましょう） |
| Imperative | 心得ろ（こころえろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym知るしるNeutralThe most general word for knowing or learning something. 「心得る」 means grasping the essentials, understanding them in your heart, and taking a duty on yourself.
- Synonym承知しょうちNeutralKnowing something and agreeing to it, as in 「承知しました」. 「心得る」 is about mastering the essentials rather than giving consent.
- Synonym存じるぞんじるFormalHumble language for knowing or thinking, as in 「存じております」. 「心得る」 is not an honorific.
- SynonymわかるNeutralUnderstanding or something becoming clear; the most colloquial of these. 「心得る」 means knowing the rules and essentials well enough to act on them.
- Related気づくきづくNeutralNoticing or becoming aware of something. 「心得る」 is about grasping the essentials and knowing how to do things.
- Related存じ上げるぞんじあげるFormalHumble language for knowing a person, as in 「お名前は存じ上げております」. 「心得る」 is not an honorific.
- Related存ずるぞんずるFormalFormal humble word for knowing or thinking, used in both speech and writing. 「心得る」 is about mastering the essentials.
- Antonym無知むちNeutralA noun for ignorance or a lack of knowledge, the opposite of 「心得る」 on the knowing/not-knowing axis.
- Antonym知らないしらないNeutralThe opposite of 「心得る」 in terms of knowing versus not knowing: it means not knowing something.
Use 「心得る」 for grasping the essentials or rules and being able to put them into practice. For knowing in general use 「知る」, for understanding 「分かる」, and for acknowledging and agreeing 「承知」. For humble language use 「存じる」; the antonym is 「無知」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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