知

Meaning

Know · saber, conocer

Readings

• On (音読み): チ
• Kun (訓読み): し.る・し.らせる

Example words

• 知る（しる）— to get to know
• お知らせ（おしらせ）— notice; announcement
• 知識（ちしき）— knowledge

Structure

Radical 矢 (や・やへん · Arrow) · 8 strokes · school grade 2

Watch out

"I know" is 知っています (ている form), but "I don't know" is 知りません — the asymmetry trips everyone. 知りません can sound cold ("not my business"); for "no sé" prefer 分かりません. saber and conocer both map to 知る (takes を), while 分かる takes が.