Japanese Word of the Day
分かる
wa-KA-ru • verb (u-verb, intransitive) — 3rd of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to understand; to be comprehensible; to know (in the sense of grasping something)
Examples
- 日本語が分かりますか？
(Do you understand Japanese?) - この説明はまだよく分からない。
(I still don't really understand this explanation.) - 彼の気持ちが分かる。
(I understand how he feels.)
Synonyms
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分かる is used when something becomes clear or understandable; it is intransitive and often used with が (e.g. 日本語が分かる). Polite forms: 分かります (present), 分かりました (I understood), 分かりません/分からない (I don't understand). Note the difference from 知る (to come to know/become aware of a fact) — 分かる focuses on comprehension. In casual speech people often say わかる to express agreement ('I know, right').
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