Kanji知
Readingし
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to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
acquaintance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
notice; notification
as far as I know
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to make known
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
ignorant of the ways of the world
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
to acquire knowledge
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
as you know; as we know
shameless; shameless person
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to be of no importance
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
pleased to make your acquaintance
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
I don't give a damn; I wouldn't know; that's got nothing to do with me
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
right to know; right to access information
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to conjecture; to comprehend; to surmise; to understand; to estimate
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
to learn something through hearing
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
how should I know?; don't ask me
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
can be easily guessed
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
pretending to know; claiming to have an answer
recognition; acquaintance
pretending to know
skyrocketing (prices)
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
countless; innumerable
to know thoroughly
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
feigned; pretending (not to know)
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
unbeatable; unbeaten; invincible
secret; hidden; unseen; inward
who cares?; see if I care; who knows?; how should I know?
unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
countless; innumerable
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
fearless; daring; knowing no fear
know your place!; know your station!; don't overestimate yourself!
for shame!; shame on you!; shame!
ignorance is bliss
wisdom tooth; not knowing who one's birth parents are; person who does not know their birth parents
innocent (e.g. child); pure (e.g. heart)
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
man of the world; experienced in matters of the heart
without noticing; before one realizes; before one is aware of
acquaintance; friend
to notify; to advise; to inform
acquaintance
to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away
to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake
to forebode; to have a presentiment
to not amount to much
to know something by direct experience; (lit.) to know through the skin
to know personally; to have personal knowledge of
not having; unaffected by; aside; I don't know about ...; (arch.) I know not whether; (arch.) I know not if
obvious; self-evident; plain; insignificant; trivial; not much
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
trusted (friend); close (relationship)
children do not know how dear they are to their parents (and therefore act selfishly)
to turn 50; to reach 50 years of age
know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
trifling; trivial; insignificant
to begin to know
to know each other; to exchange vows; to love each other
being well-known to
coldhearted; pitiless; merciless; heartless
Yawata no Yabushirazu (bamboo grove in Chiba; impossible to find one's way out of according to popular legend); thicket from which one cannot escape; maze; getting lost; being unable to find a way out
to know one has enough; to be satisfied with one's lot in life
well-fed, well-bred; the poor can't afford manners; only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
to begin to know; to know for the first time
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
to fall in love (for the first time); to know love; to be compassionate
author unknown; anonymous
to have carnal knowledge (of a woman)
notification email; email notification
self-conceit; neglecting one's health
if you know your enemy and know yourself, in a hundred battles you will never be defeated; know your enemy
summer-catch salmon
to taste and know
the husband is always the last to know; everyone knows of the wife's infidelity but the cuckolded husband
only a hero can understand a hero; (lit.) swallows and sparrows can't understand the aspirations of phoenixes and swans
murder will out; truth will out; bad deeds will always be discovered; (lit.) heaven will know, earth will know, I will know, people will know
head monk in charge of the administrative section of a zendo (Zen)
labyrinth; maze
knowing a theory without being able to apply it
(being so overjoyed that) one cannot help but dance; unable to contain one's excitement; jumping for joy; (arch.) being in such a panic that one doesn't know what to do; (arch.) being completely flustered
becoming a parent makes you appreciate your own parents
content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches into gold
parents do not know their children's motivations (and mistakenly assume they are inconsiderate)
it's hard to notice one's own faults; (lit.) one does not notice one's own body odour
better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; (lit.) better the ogre you know than the god you don't
awkwardness experienced on subsequent encounters with someone (despite a smooth first encounter)
people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; (lit.) a fortune teller can't tell their own future
people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; (lit.) a fortune teller can't tell their own future
I am content with what I am (have); rich is the person who is content with what he is
strange; unfamiliar; unknown
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
he who knows, does not speak; he who speaks, does not know; those who know do not talk; those who talk do not know
you can make friends anywhere; (lit.) (you can make) acquaintances even in hell
having a hard time getting used to unfamiliar places (of children)
walk a mile in other's shoes to understand their suffering; you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; (lit.) pinch yourself and know others' pain
poets can stay in one place and still know all the famous sights
didn't know; was unaware
to become known; to be known
not taking no for an answer; ignoring another's disapproval of one's behaviour
unknown; obscure; nameless; little known
a straw will show which way the wind blows; a falling leaf shows that autumn has come
murder will out; truth will out; bad deeds will always be discovered; (lit.) heaven will know, earth will know, I will know, you will know
nosy person; insatiably curious person
ungrateful; unappreciative
I believe in order to understand; credo ut intelligam
drinkers drink too much (and harm themselves in the process), nondrinkers drink too little (and miss out on the medicinal benefits of alcohol)
fearlessness; intrepidity
ignorance of Jōdo Shinshū practitioners (who only chant the Namu Amida Butsu and have little knowledge of other parts of Buddhism)
he who has never toiled, does not know what it is to enjoy repose
prickly heat powder; baby powder; talc powder
a teetotaler doesn't know (how tasty) water is when waking up after having been drunk
to observe the reasons and types of faults a person makes is to come to know whether they are virtuous or not
one cannot understand even a holy man's teachings without study; one cannot know the abilities of a great man without putting him to use; (lit.) one cannot know the delicious taste of fine food without eating it
better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; (lit.) better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don't
here it comes; oops!; damn it!
being ignorant of a work, game, or product, but still superimposing their own views
to know; to be aware (of); to rule; to reign over