Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
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
know
Pitch accent
れる
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Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
to be of no importance
to be of no importance
to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away