Kanji 知

音読おんよみ:

訓読くんよみ:・しらせる

画数かくすう: 8

部首ぶしゅ: やへん(矢)

Meaning

Know / Be Aware / Inform

Conjugation
Tap for 知る (know) Tap for 知らせる (inform)
  • る — to know
  • らせる — to inform
  • 知人ちじん — acquaintance
  • 知識ちしき — knowledge
  • 知恵ちえ — wisdom
  • 通知つうち — notification

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知 combines 矢 (arrow) and 口 (mouth), suggesting accurate information delivered straight to the point. From that idea, it developed meanings like “to know,” “to become aware,” and “to inform.” A key usage point is that 知っている expresses a state (“I know”).

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