知れる
Meanings
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
1. to become known; to come to light; to be discovered
2. to be known; to be understood (usu. in the negative)
3. to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
4. to be evident; to be obvious; to go without saying (as 知れたこと)
5. to be very intense (of worry, hope, etc.); to be severe (as どんなに…か知れない, どれほど...か知れない, etc.)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
しれる
Examples9
杳として
Nothing whatever is known of him.
彼の
His dress betrayed the fact that he was a foreigner.
両親
You'll get into trouble if your parents find out.
彼
He is a famous composer.
実は
The fact is that I don't know anything about him.
言葉
Her accent gave her away.