- to become known; to come to light; to be discoveredsee also
- to be known; to be understoodusu. in the negativesee also and
- to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificantsee also
- to be evident; to be obvious; to go without sayingas 知れたこと
- to be very intense (of worry, hope, etc.); to be severeas どんなに…か知れない, どれほど...か知れない, etc.
Ichidan verb; intransitive verb
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- to become known; to come to light; to be discovered
- to be known; to be understood
- to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
- to be evident; to be obvious; to go without saying
- to be very intense (of worry, hope, etc.); to be severe
This usage of the word 知れる is to describe information or a fact that becomes known or is discovered.
In this context, 知れる is used to express the idea of being known or understood by others.
This meaning is used to convey the idea of something being unimportant or insignificant.
知れる can be used to describe situations where something is evident, obvious, or goes without saying.
This usage of 知れる is for expressing intense emotions like worry, hope, etc.
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
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It may be that the happiness awaiting us is not at all the sort of happiness we would want.
What you don't see and hear with your own ears and eyes might be true, but it might also not be true.
It's a job worth doing, but if I think about the working hours and the risk ... I could be onto a real losing proposition here.
I think it might be useful if you could add how to output the diphthongs (with small ya/yu/yo) and geminate consonants (with small tsu).
If we hang around here any longer, there could be reinforcements coming from the second gate to take us in a pincer movement!