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
intellectual
detection
as far as I know
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
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
to be of no importance
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
prefectural governor
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
acquaintance; appreciative friend
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
artificial intelligence; AI
common knowledge; well-known fact
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
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
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
acquaintance
right to know; right to access information
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
omniscience and omnipotence
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to perceive; to understand
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
notification sound
expertise; experience; knowledge
human intellect; knowledge
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
as far as I know
precognition; prescience
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
how should I know?; don't ask me
trivia; snippet of knowledge
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to learn something through hearing
command; order
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
Kōchi (city, prefecture)
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
can be easily guessed
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
fundamental knowledge
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
as everyone knows; needless to point out
beyond human understanding
precognitive dream; foresight dream; prophetic dream
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
omniscience
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
pretending to know
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
detector; locator
acquaintance
skyrocketing (prices)
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
number-withheld phone calls
teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt
recognition; acquaintance
metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
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
Aichi (prefecture)
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
information; news; intelligence
countless; innumerable
to be well-known
complete knowledge
Kōchi prefecture (Shikoku)
intellect; intelligence
pleased to make your acquaintance
to know thoroughly
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
secret; hidden; unseen; inward
I have nothing to do with it
who cares?; see if I care; who knows?; how should I know?
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
unbeatable; unbeaten; invincible
being already (well) aware
prefectural governor
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
puzzle ring; wire puzzle; exercise where students link crossed hands in a circle and try working together and without letting go
battle of wits; contest of wits
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
for shame!; shame on you!; shame!
wit; resources; tact
to be of no importance
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
feigned; pretending (not to know)
ingenuity; resourcefulness
countless; innumerable
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
fearless; daring; knowing no fear
intellectual class; educated class; intelligentsia
intelligence quotient; IQ
ignorance is bliss
being unknown; not knowing; ignorance; foolishness
unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever
wit and intelligence
state governor; governor of a state
skilled manager; resourceful general
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
innocent (e.g. child); pure (e.g. heart)
as you are aware; as you know
written notification; notification (written)
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
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
well-known
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
acquaintance
unknowable; mysterious
scientific knowledge
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to perceive; to understand
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to be quick-witted; to be resourceful
favour; favor; warm friendship
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
as you are aware; as you know
without noticing; before one realizes; before one is aware of
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
(close) friend
dissemination; spreading of information
acquaintance
to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake
new knowledge; up-to-date information; advanced ideas
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
intellectual training
smoke or heat sensor or detector
lieutenant governor
as you know; as you are aware
to know something by direct experience; (lit.) to know through the skin
to forebode; to have a presentiment
to know personally; to have personal knowledge of
perceptivity; perceptual ability
to not amount to much
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
intellectual property right
craft; cunning
developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past
intellectual disability; mental disability
the wisdom of Manjushri
intellectual level; level of intelligence
there is no love like a father's; no child knows how dear he is to his parents
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
knowing you know nothing
worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person
trusted (friend); close (relationship)
sensor; detector
know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles
man of the world; experienced in matters of the heart
knowledge applied to evil purposes
the intellectual class
detection
gubernatorial election; election of governor; gubernatorial campaign; gubernatorial race
intelligence test; IQ test
expert (technical) knowledge; expertise
perception; understanding; acknowledgement (of a fire, incident, etc. by emergency services); learning (of); becoming aware (of)
to extend one's knowledge
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
feigned; pretending (not to know)
to begin to know
shallow cunning; shallow cleverness
wisdom tooth; not knowing who your parents are; person who doesn't know who their parents are
knowing clearly
one's intellectual powers; one's mental faculties
detector; locator
to turn 50; to reach 50 years of age
mental retardation
to know each other; to exchange vows; to love each other
wisdom and courage
being well-known to
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
to notify; to advise; to inform
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
dismissal notice; pink slip (US)
the wisdom of the many; well-known
emotion and volition; intellect
intellectual property; IP
spying; investigating
having both wisdom and courage
coldhearted; pitiless; merciless; heartless
knowledge and virtue
source of knowledge
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
to think hard about (something that one doesn't know much of); to rack one's brain
to not amount to much
self-knowledge; knowing oneself
earthquake prediction
prefectural governor (of Osaka or Kyoto)
friend who guides one to Buddhism through teaching
a conjecture
cognitive deficit; cognitive disturbance; cognitive disorder
out-of-office notification (email)
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
hyperesthesia; hypersensitivity
worldly wisdom; knowledge of the ways of the world
notice; letter of advice
OK; sure; yessir!; okey dokey!; understood
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
cunning; craft; wiles
mystic wisdom
to begin to know
pretending to know
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
common knowledge; widely known; known to everybody
early-onset dementia; presenile dementia
advance notification
cognitive-behavioral therapy; cognitive-behavioural therapy
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
awareness comes only through practice
supreme wisdom; sage
to begin to know; to know for the first time
tacit knowledge (knowledge management terminology)
knowing; understanding; appreciation
report card (book)
the wisdom of the ancients
push notification
to fall in love (for the first time); to know love; to be compassionate
notice; notification
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
knowledge is power
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
absolute knowledge
perception through the six senses (of sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and consciousness)
knowledge of language
governor of a feudal domain (1869-1871)
got it; roger; leave it to me
intellectual property rights
great (learned) priest; celebrated priest who has attained spiritual enlightenment
new acquaintance; newly-acquired territory; new ideas; advanced information
governor of a feudal domain (1869-1871)
metacognition
foresight; speedy comprehension
to learn something through hearing
perception; understanding
superficial knowledge; half knowledge
supreme wisdom
acquaintance
dementia with Lewy bodies; DLB; Lewy body dementia; LBD
author unknown; anonymous
if you know your enemy and know yourself, in a hundred battles you will never be defeated; know your enemy
author unknown; anonymous
intimate friends and acquaintances
know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles
previous notice; omen; signs; premonition
skill; cleverness
intellectual disability
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus)
gaining a perfect knowledge of natural laws
too much intellectual training; overemphasis on intellectual education
author unknown; anonymous
to taste and know
summer-catch salmon
common knowledge; well-known fact; public knowledge
being knowledgeable about Japan; being well versed in Japanese affairs
the husband is always the last to know; everyone knows of the wife's infidelity but the cuckolded husband
acquaintance; friend
self-conceit; neglecting one's health
ignorant and illiterate
extraordinary wisdom
to have carnal knowledge (of a woman)
notice of a change of address
OK; sure; yessir!; okey dokey!; understood
head monk in charge of the administrative section of a zendo (Zen)
one-line fact; one-line information; information (explanation) provided in a few scanty words
only a hero can understand a hero; (lit.) swallows and sparrows can't understand the aspirations of phoenixes and swans
knowing a theory without being able to apply it
intelligence line (in palm reading)
wits; brains
spiritual enlightenment only comes through personal experience
having wisdom and resources; being clever and talented
foresight; wisdom; sagacity
bad friend (who leads one away from Buddhism)
intellectual occupation; intellectual profession; learned profession
three heads are better than two; (lit.) if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri
being enlightened by virtue of knowledge
explicit knowledge (knowledge management terminology)
to know (a person); to think
superficial knowledge; shallow wisdom; (arch.) small fief
information message
content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches into gold
Shiranui style of grand champion's ring-entering ceremony
known quantity
person who is knowledgeable about Japan; Japanologist
vascular dementia; cerebrovascular disease
he that has no child knows not what love is
relatives and acquaintances
acquaintance
comprehension; knowledge
wisdom tooth
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
wiles and cunning; craftiness and treachery
wisdom and good (common sense) judgment
at age fifty, one comes to know the will of Heaven
early-onset dementia; presenile dementia
it's hard to notice one's own faults; (lit.) one does not notice one's own body odour
unknown language; unknown word
recognition of an unborn child (for the purposes of claiming nationality)
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
summer-catch salmon
cancer notification
knowledge representation
heart seeking knowledge; thirst for knowledge
perceiving reality as it is; true awareness of reality
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
a wise person always follows the right course; a wise man never wavers
intellectually disabled child
cancer notification
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
earthquake prediction information
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
group that is knowledgeable about Japan
herd intelligence; collective intelligence
concealment (e.g. of facts); nondisclosure
knowledge and action; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege
one's innate intelligence and ability
unity (consistency) of knowledge and action
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
author unknown; anonymous
Bensasi goatfish (Upeneus japonicus)
Bensasi goatfish (Upeneus japonicus)
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.