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“To be known” in Japanese

Short answer
知れる shireru しれる

To be known in Japanese is “知れる” (shireru). Full meaning: 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.

Other ways to say “To be known” in Japanese

分かる wakaru to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow; to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out; I know!, I think so too! 知られる shirareru to become known, to be known しれる shireru 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 しれん shiren 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 分ッ waka to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow; to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out; I know!, I think so too! 訣る wakaru to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow; to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out; I know!, I think so too! 判る wakaru to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow; to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out; I know!, I think so too! 分る wakaru to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow; to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out; I know!, I think so too! 解る wakaru to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow; to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out; I know!, I think so too! 別ッ waka to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow; to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out; I know!, I think so too! わがっ waga to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow; to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out; I know!, I think so too!

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