Keyword
know
Info
FrequencyTop 100
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig1308
Readings
(82%)
(16%)
Composed of
arrow
mouth
Mnemonic

If you know an answer to something then that information will fly from your mouth like an arrow.

Used in kanji (5 in total)
wisdom of old
stupid
spider
son-in-law
Used in vocabulary (650 in total)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
knowledge; information
acquaintance
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
not yet known; unknown; strange
sense; infer
to realize; to realise
news; word; tidings; omen
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
intelligence
friend; acquaintance
notice; notification
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
perception; sensing; noticing
knowing; (an) acquaintance
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
intelligence; intellect; brains
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
detection
as far as I know
intellectual
to make known
to be well-known
perception; sensation; awareness
notice; notification; report; posting
ignorant of the ways of the world
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
notice; announcement
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
degree of familiarity; popularity
to acquire knowledge
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
I have nothing to do with it
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
shameless; shameless person
prefectural governor
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to be of no importance
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
pleased to make your acquaintance
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
old friend; old acquaintance
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
acquaintance; appreciative friend
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
artificial intelligence; AI
common knowledge; well-known fact
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to perceive; to understand
already known; well-known
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
concern; business
detection
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
hard (life); tough (world)
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to rack one's brain
indescribable; inexpressible
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
ingenuity; resourcefulness
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
omniscience and omnipotence
acquaintance
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
right to know; right to access information
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
to perceive; to understand
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
precognition; prescience
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
expertise; experience; knowledge
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
notification sound
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
human intellect; knowledge
as far as I know
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
trivia; snippet of knowledge
how should I know?; don't ask me
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to learn something through hearing
command; order
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
can be easily guessed
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
as everyone knows; needless to point out
fundamental knowledge
Kōchi (city, prefecture)
beyond human understanding
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
precognitive dream; foresight dream; prophetic dream
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
omniscience
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
pretending to know
detector; locator
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
skyrocketing (prices)
acquaintance
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt
recognition; acquaintance
number-withheld phone calls
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo
phosphorescent light; mysterious lights on the sea; sea fire
carrying out one's duties; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege; fief
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
countless; innumerable
information; news; intelligence
Aichi (prefecture)
complete knowledge
intellect; intelligence
to be well-known
Kōchi prefecture (Shikoku)
pleased to make your acquaintance
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
to know thoroughly
secret; hidden; unseen; inward
prefectural governor
I have nothing to do with it
battle of wits; contest of wits
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
who cares?; see if I care; who knows?; how should I know?
unbeatable; unbeaten; invincible
being already (well) aware
puzzle ring; wire puzzle; exercise where students link crossed hands in a circle and try working together and without letting go
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
wit; resources; tact
to be of no importance
for shame!; shame on you!; shame!
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
feigned; pretending (not to know)
ingenuity; resourcefulness
countless; innumerable
intelligence quotient; IQ
fearless; daring; knowing no fear
intellectual class; educated class; intelligentsia
ignorance is bliss
unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever
being unknown; not knowing; ignorance; foolishness
wit and intelligence
skilled manager; resourceful general
state governor; governor of a state
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
as you are aware; as you know
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
innocent (e.g. child); pure (e.g. heart)
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
written notification; notification (written)
wisdom tooth; not knowing who your parents are; person who doesn't know who their parents are
intellectual crime; white-collar crime; intellectual criminal; smart criminal
scientific knowledge
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
well-known
acquaintance
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
unknowable; mysterious
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to perceive; to understand
favour; favor; warm friendship
to be quick-witted; to be resourceful
as you are aware; as you know
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
without noticing; before one realizes; before one is aware of
to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
three heads are better than two; (lit.) if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri
intellectual property
dissemination; spreading of information
as you know; as you are aware
(close) friend
to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
acquaintance
perceptivity; perceptual ability
new knowledge; up-to-date information; advanced ideas
smoke or heat sensor or detector
intellectual training
lieutenant governor
to forebode; to have a presentiment
to know something by direct experience; (lit.) to know through the skin
to know personally; to have personal knowledge of
to not amount to much
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
intellectual property right
craft; cunning
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past
intellectual level; level of intelligence
the wisdom of Manjushri
there is no love like a father's; no child knows how dear he is to his parents
knowing you know nothing
intellectual disability; mental disability
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
trusted (friend); close (relationship)
sensor; detector
know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles
worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person
man of the world; experienced in matters of the heart
knowledge applied to evil purposes
the intellectual class
gubernatorial election; election of governor; gubernatorial campaign; gubernatorial race
detection
to extend one's knowledge
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
shallow cunning; shallow cleverness
intelligence test; IQ test
perception; understanding; acknowledgement (of a fire, incident, etc. by emergency services); learning (of); becoming aware (of)
one's intellectual powers; one's mental faculties
expert (technical) knowledge; expertise
feigned; pretending (not to know)
to begin to know
wisdom tooth; not knowing who your parents are; person who doesn't know who their parents are
knowing clearly
to know each other; to exchange vows; to love each other
detector; locator
to turn 50; to reach 50 years of age
mental retardation
wisdom and courage
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
being well-known to
to notify; to advise; to inform
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
dismissal notice; pink slip (US)
having both wisdom and courage
emotion and volition; intellect
intellectual property; IP
spying; investigating
source of knowledge
the wisdom of the many; well-known
coldhearted; pitiless; merciless; heartless
to think hard about (something that one doesn't know much of); to rack one's brain
to not amount to much
knowledge and virtue
well-known
intellectually disabled person; mentally disabled person
quick wit; ready wit
well-fed, well-bred; the poor can't afford manners; only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite
self-knowledge; knowing oneself
earthquake prediction
prefectural governor (of Osaka or Kyoto)
friend who guides one to Buddhism through teaching
a conjecture
OK; sure; yessir!; okey dokey!; understood
cognitive deficit; cognitive disturbance; cognitive disorder
out-of-office notification (email)
notice; letter of advice
worldly wisdom; knowledge of the ways of the world
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
hyperesthesia; hypersensitivity
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
job offer; letter of appointment; appointment letter; notification of appointment
to know one has enough; to be satisfied with one's lot in life
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
mystic wisdom
cunning; craft; wiles
to begin to know
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
advance notification
pretending to know
knowing; understanding; appreciation
common knowledge; widely known; known to everybody
early-onset dementia; presenile dementia
to fall in love (for the first time); to know love; to be compassionate
not aware of what one is doing
not having; unaffected by; aside; I don't know about ...; (arch.) I know not whether; (arch.) I know not if
cognitive-behavioral therapy; cognitive-behavioural therapy
awareness comes only through practice
supreme wisdom; sage
to begin to know; to know for the first time
tacit knowledge (knowledge management terminology)
the wisdom of the ancients
notice; notification
report card (book)
push notification
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
knowledge is power
common knowledge; widely known; known to everybody
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
exceptionally close friend
coldhearted; pitiless; merciless; heartless
perception through the six senses (of sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and consciousness)
absolute knowledge
knowledge of language
governor of a feudal domain (1869-1871)
got it; roger; leave it to me
great (learned) priest; celebrated priest who has attained spiritual enlightenment
intellectual property rights
new acquaintance; newly-acquired territory; new ideas; advanced information
metacognition
to learn something through hearing
foresight; speedy comprehension
governor of a feudal domain (1869-1871)
superficial knowledge; half knowledge
perception; understanding
acquaintance
dementia with Lewy bodies; DLB; Lewy body dementia; LBD
author unknown; anonymous
supreme wisdom
too much intellectual training; overemphasis on intellectual education
intellectual disability
intimate friends and acquaintances
author unknown; anonymous
gaining a perfect knowledge of natural laws
if you know your enemy and know yourself, in a hundred battles you will never be defeated; know your enemy
skill; cleverness
previous notice; omen; signs; premonition
dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus)
know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
author unknown; anonymous
notice of a change of address
to taste and know
ignorant and illiterate
acquaintance; friend
common knowledge; well-known fact; public knowledge
the husband is always the last to know; everyone knows of the wife's infidelity but the cuckolded husband
to have carnal knowledge (of a woman)
foresight; wisdom; sagacity
self-conceit; neglecting one's health
being knowledgeable about Japan; being well versed in Japanese affairs
summer-catch salmon
extraordinary wisdom
only a hero can understand a hero; (lit.) swallows and sparrows can't understand the aspirations of phoenixes and swans
OK; sure; yessir!; okey dokey!; understood
spiritual enlightenment only comes through personal experience
intelligence line (in palm reading)
head monk in charge of the administrative section of a zendo (Zen)
wits; brains
knowing a theory without being able to apply it
intellectual occupation; intellectual profession; learned profession
bad friend (who leads one away from Buddhism)
having wisdom and resources; being clever and talented
one-line fact; one-line information; information (explanation) provided in a few scanty words
explicit knowledge (knowledge management terminology)
he that has no child knows not what love is
known quantity
information message
Shiranui style of grand champion's ring-entering ceremony
vascular dementia; cerebrovascular disease
content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches into gold
being enlightened by virtue of knowledge
person who is knowledgeable about Japan; Japanologist
to know (a person); to think
acquaintance
three heads are better than two; (lit.) if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri
superficial knowledge; shallow wisdom; (arch.) small fief
relatives and acquaintances
early-onset dementia; presenile dementia
wisdom tooth
at age fifty, one comes to know the will of Heaven
it's hard to notice one's own faults; (lit.) one does not notice one's own body odour
wiles and cunning; craftiness and treachery
unknown language; unknown word
battle of wits; contest of wits
better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; (lit.) better the ogre you know than the god you don't
wisdom and good (common sense) judgment
comprehension; knowledge
recognition of an unborn child (for the purposes of claiming nationality)
knowledge representation
intellectually disabled child
concealment (e.g. of facts); nondisclosure
summer-catch salmon
people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; (lit.) a fortune teller can't tell their own future
cancer notification
people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; (lit.) a fortune teller can't tell their own future
heart seeking knowledge; thirst for knowledge
unity (consistency) of knowledge and action
earthquake prediction information
a wise person always follows the right course; a wise man never wavers
herd intelligence; collective intelligence
cancer notification
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
knowledge and action; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege
perceiving reality as it is; true awareness of reality
one's innate intelligence and ability
group that is knowledgeable about Japan
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
indescribable; inexpressible
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables
broadbanded thornyhead (Sebastolobus macrochir); broadfin thornyhead; kichiji rockfish
to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away
got it; roger; leave it to me
developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past
Bensasi goatfish (Upeneus japonicus)
Bensasi goatfish (Upeneus japonicus)
author unknown; anonymous
not having; unaffected by; aside; I don't know about ...; (arch.) I know not whether; (arch.) I know not if
to begin to know; to know for the first time
strange; unfamiliar; unknown
dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus)
the husband is always the last to know; everyone knows of the wife's infidelity but the cuckolded husband
being very witty; very ingenious and resourceful
here it comes (interjection used when lying in wait for something); oops!; damn it!
it's hard to notice one's own faults; (lit.) one does not notice one's own body odour
wisdom obtained from meditation; wisdom and meditation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
acting on mutual agreement
knowledge engineering; information engineering
hint; suggestion
knowledge of
delayed mental development; cognitive delay; late-developing intelligence; hindsight; wisdom after the event
being too clever (for one's own good); getting done in by one's own cleverness
wisdom tooth
prickly heat powder; baby powder; talc powder
to know; to reign
to know; to reign
to know; to reign
knowledge by acquaintance
World Intellectual Property Organization (Organisation); WIPO
superficial knowledge; half knowledge
resourceful and quick-witted; showing a flash of brilliance; having a keen intellect
having both (wide) knowledge and (high) virtue
having both (wide) knowledge and (high) virtue
the unity of knowledge and virtue
illiterate and ignorant
unenlightened; in the darkest ignorance; not knowing from A to B
I am content with what I am (have); Rich is the person who is content with what he is
daredevil; reckless; thinking nothing of one's death
risk perception
notice of abandonment (of securities, etc.)
didn't know; was unaware
to observe the reasons and types of faults a person makes is to come to know whether they are virtuous or not
breathalyser; alcometer
haptic perception; sensation of touch; tactual perception; tactile perception
carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance network; CSMA; CA network
carrier sense multiple access with collision detection network; CSMA; CD network
rotational position sensing; RPS
intelligent information processing
knowledge tree
notification type
counter collection with advice; PD PR
delivery notification
explicit congestion notification
walk a mile in other's shoes to understand their suffering; you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; (lit.) pinch yourself and know others' pain
walk a mile in other's shoes to understand their suffering; you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; (lit.) pinch yourself and know others' pain
Specialist in Humanities (Japanese visa category)
Specialist in Humanities (Japanese visa category)
infringement of intellectual property rights
detection threshold
advice of receipt; AR; notice of receipt
six administrators of a Zen temple
capstan; windlass
something worn over tabi to keep them from getting dirty
intelligent robot
artificial intelligence language; AI language
smoke alarm; smoke detector
time perception; chronognosis
just-noticeable difference; jnd
electronic locator; metal detector
fraud detection; fraud control
hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool); an afterwit is everybody's wit
hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool); an afterwit is everybody's wit
hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool); an afterwit is everybody's wit
hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool); an afterwit is everybody's wit
hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool); an afterwit is everybody's wit
to be known
Sei Shonagon chie-no-ita; Japanese puzzle similar to tangram
dissection puzzle (tangram, Sei Shonagon chie-no-ita, etc.)
dissection puzzle (tangram, Sei Shonagon chie-no-ita, etc.)
fire sensor; fire alarm
work injury prevention training; accident awareness training; hazard prediction training
better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; (lit.) better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don't
one cannot understand even a holy man's teachings without study; one cannot know the abilities of a great man without putting him to use; (lit.) one cannot know the delicious taste of fine food without eating it
he who knows, does not speak; he who speaks, does not know; those who know do not talk; those who talk do not know
ignorance of Jōdo Shinshū practitioners (who only chant the Namu Amida Butsu and have little knowledge of other parts of Buddhism)
just-noticeable difference; JND
having a hard time getting used to unfamiliar places (of children)
you can make friends anywhere; (lit.) (you can make) acquaintances even in hell
ungrateful; unappreciative
a straw will show which way the wind blows; a falling leaf shows that autumn has come
great wisdom
he who has never toiled, does not know what it is to enjoy repose
a teetotaler doesn't know (how tasty) water is when waking up after having been drunk
drinkers drink too much (and harm themselves in the process), nondrinkers drink too little (and miss out on the medicinal benefits of alcohol)
poets can stay in one place and still know all the famous sights
wedge-shaped stone used in stone walls; square stone narrowing at one end
wedge-shaped concrete block used to construct walls; square concrete block narrowing at one end
I believe in order to understand; credo ut intelligam
I believe in order to understand; credo ut intelligam
I believe in order to understand; credo ut intelligam
intellectual disability; mental disability
Mount Iō (Shiretoko)
wooden dowel; draw pin; key; cotter
Examples (200 in total)
That's what I want to know.
I know that.
You don't need to know that.