To Know
To Learn, To Find Out
transitive verb, godan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means know so the verb version means to know. It can additionally refer to how one comes to know something, so it also means to learn or to find out.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
You want to know everything there is to know about sheep (し). Why? Because you are a busybody who wants to know everything. But for now, you'll settle for sheep. Right now all you know is that sheep are soft, come in many colors, and that they have 360 degree vision with their weird, rectangle eyes. There's even more to know, so you better get on it!
父は今日、そのニュースを知る。
My father will learn the news today.
今回の大会は知らない人が多かった。
There are many people I did not know at this tournament.
このコアラ、人工ロボットだって知ってた？
Did you know that this koala is an artificial robot?