しれる

知れる

to become known; to come to light; to be discovered

N5Common wordIchidan verb
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
to become knownto come to lightto be discovered
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
to be knownto be understood
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
to clearly not amount to muchto be insignificant
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
to be evidentto be obviousto go without saying
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
to be very intense (of worry, hope, etc.)to be severe

Conjugations

Present辞書形
知れる(しれる)
Negativeない形
知れない(しれない)
Pastた形
知れた(しれた)
Past Negativeなかった形
知れなかった(しれなかった)
Te-formて形
知れて(しれて)

Example Sentences

杳として行方(ゆくえ)が知れない。

Nothing whatever is known of him.

(かれ)は日本では()の知れた作曲家だ。

He is a famous composer.

言葉のなまりで彼女の国が知れた。

Her accent gave her away.

両親に知れたら面倒なことになるよ。

You'll get into trouble if your parents find out.

お米屋さんは、言わずと知れた斜陽産業。

Needless to say, dealing in rice is a declining industry.