知れる|しれるshireru[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto become known; to come to light; to be discovered
  2. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be known; to be understoodusu. in the negative
    杳ようとして行方ゆくえが知しれない。↗
    Nothing whatever is known of him.
  3. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
  4. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be evident; to be obvious; to go without sayingas 知れたこと
  5. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be very intense (of worry, hope, etc.); to be severeas どんなに…か知れない, どれほど...か知れない, etc.
Conjugation
Dictionary form知れる(しれる)
Polite (masu)知れます(しれます)
Negative (nai)知れない(しれない)
polite (masen)知れません(しれません)
classical zu / nu知れず・知れぬ(しれず・しれぬ)
Past (ta)知れた(しれた)
polite (mashita)知れました(しれました)
Past negative (nakatta)知れなかった(しれなかった)
polite (masen deshita)知れませんでした(しれませんでした)
Te form知れて(しれて)
Potential知れられる(しれられる)
Passive知れられる(しれられる)
Causative知れさせる(しれさせる)
Causative passive知れさせられる(しれさせられる)
Conditional (ba)知れれば(しれれば)
tara知れたら(しれたら)
Volitional知れよう(しれよう)
polite (mashou)知れましょう(しれましょう)
Imperative知れろ(しれろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Transitive / intransitive pair
intransitive知れるしれる⇄transitive知るしる
秘密ひみつが知しれる
知れる emphasizes that information becomes known or comes to light without an agent, while 知る emphasizes a person actively knowing or learning that information.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 分わかる。自然しぜんと分わかる。知しることができる。
  2. 人ひとに知しられる。周知しゅうちされる。
  3. 感覚かんかくを失うしなう。
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