► 動詞
知る [(2)しる] meaning: know rank: 1
☆ 彼は不正を知っていながら何もしなかった ⇨ He knew of the wrongdoing but didn’t do anything about it
☆ 私は野球のことは殆ど知らない ⇨ I know little about baseball
☆ 私達には知る権利がある ⇨ We have the right to know
知る [(2)しる] [知らない] [liter] meaning: know rank: 1
☆ 人間の欲望は留まる所を知らない ⇨ Human greed knows no bounds (☛ Always in negative)
存じ上げる [(5)ぞんじあげる] [coll] [humble] meaning: know rank: 1
☆ 私はそれは存じ上げません ⇨ I don’t know about it
分かる [(2)わかる] [coll] meaning: know rank: 1
☆ A: 何であの子泣いてるの？B: 分かんない ⇨ A: Why is she crying? B: I don’t know
存ずる [(3)ぞんずる] [coll] [humble] meaning: know rank: 2
☆ 私は存じません ⇨ I don’t know
通じる [つうじる] meaning: know rank: 2
☆ 彼は裏の事情に通じている ⇨ He knows what’s really happening behind the scenes
知り尽くす [(4)しりつくす] meaning: know rank: 3
☆ 彼は財産法を細部まで知り尽くしている ⇨ He knows all the details of the property law
熟知 [(1)じゅくち] [熟知する] meaning: know rank: 3
☆ 彼は家族法を熟知している ⇨ He knows the family law inside out (☛ Know thoroughly)
精通 [せいつう] [精通する] meaning: know rank: 3
☆ 彼は業界の仕組みに精通している ⇨ He knows the inner workings of the industry inside out (☛ Know thoroughly)
知り抜く [(3)しりぬく] meaning: know rank: 4
☆ 彼は政界の裏を知り抜いている ⇨ He knows the backside of the political world inside out
嗜む [(3)たしなむ] meaning: know rank: 4
☆ 私は社交ダンスを嗜む ⇨ I do a little bit of ballroom dancing (☛ Do something as a hobby)
見知る [みしる] [liter] meaning: know rank: 4
☆ お見知りおきのほど ⇨ Please beware of me. Do not underestimate me (☛ A common, dramatic phrase, to serve notice of one’s presence)
► 成句
途方 [とほう] [途方に暮れる] meaning: know rank: 3
☆ 彼は幼い子供達を残して妻に先立たれて途方に暮れた ⇨ He didn’t know what to do, was completely at a loss, when his wife passed away leaving him with young children
► 名詞
御存知 [(2)ごぞんじ] [liter] [polite] meaning: know rank: 1
☆ 御存知ですか？ ⇨ Do you know?
☆ 御存知の通り… ⇨ As you know …
心当たり [(4)こころあたり] meaning: know rank: 2
☆ その名前には全く心当たりが無い ⇨ That name doesn’t ring any bells for me
熟知 [(1)じゅくち] meaning: know rank: 3
☆ (☛ Know thoroughly)
物知り [(3)ものしり] meaning: know rank: 4
☆ 彼は大変な物知りだ ⇨ He knows a lot of things. He is a walking encyclopedia
► 形容詞
詳しい [(3)くわしい] meaning: know rank: 1
☆ 彼は裏事情に詳しい ⇨ He knows a lot about what’s going on behind the scene
☆ 彼は車に詳しい ⇨ He is knowledgeable about cars
明るい [(3)あかるい] [coll] meaning: know rank: 3
☆ 彼はその辺の事情に明るい ⇨ He has a lot of inside knowledge for that
☆ 彼は法律に明るい ⇨ He’s knowledgeable about law