Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover.
  2. to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize.
  3. to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate.
  4. to remember, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with.
  5. to experience, to go through, to know (e.g. hardship).
  6. to get acquainted with (a person), to get to know.
  7. to have to do with, to be concerned with, to be one's concern, to be one's responsibility. Usu. with neg. sentence.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
知る しる
 
識る しる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

know, wisdom
し.る チ しり (2nd, N4)
dart, arrow
や シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)