to know, to be aware of
On'yomi (音読み)
- チ
- ジ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- しる
- しらせる
About this kanji
The kanji 知 means "to know" or "to be aware of." It is often used as a verb in forms like 知る (しる), meaning "to know." There are also several important compounds that incorporate this kanji, such as 知識 (ちしき), which means "knowledge," and 知人 (ちじん), meaning "acquaintance." Another common usage is 知っとく (しっとく), which indicates knowing something in advance. When you see this kanji, you can think about awareness and understanding, making it a key part of learning the language. Remember, in contexts where you refer to knowledge or familiarity with people or information, 知 is likely to appear.
Built from
Example sentences
知識を深めることが大切だ。
It is important to deepen your knowledge.
Meanings across languages
- English
- to know, to be aware of
- Tiếng Việt
- biết, nhận ra
- 日本語
- 知る, 知識
- 한국어
- 알다
- 中文
- 知道
- id
- mengetahui
- th
- รู้
- es
- saber
- fr
- savoir
- de
- wissen
- pt
- saber
Common compounds
- 知識ちしきknowledge
- 知っとくしっとくto know in advance
- 知人ちじんacquaintance
- 認知にんちcognition, recognition
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