Japanese Word of the Day
分かる
wa-KA-ru • verb (u-verb, intransitive) — 8th of Jul, 2026
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Meaning: to understand; to be understood; to know (in the sense of grasping or comprehending)
Examples
- その説明はよく分かりました。
(I understood that explanation well.) - 英語のニュースが少し分かります。
(I can understand a little of the English news.) - どうして彼が怒っているのか分からない。
(I don't understand why he is angry.)
Synonyms
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分かる is used to say you comprehend or that something is clear to you. The thing understood is usually marked with が (e.g. 英語が分かる). In casual conversation 分かりました／分かる／分からない are very common. For a more formal or explicit 'to understand' you can use 理解する. Note that 分かる is intransitive (it does not take を for the object).
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