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分かる (わかる) — to understand | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

分かる

わかる

godan verbtransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞usually kana

Meanings

1to understand
2to comprehend
3to grasp
4to become clear
5to be known
6to be discovered
7I know!
8I think so too!

Example sentence

この言葉の意味が分かりますか。

このことばのいみがわかりますか。

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