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分かる (わかる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N5 › Freq. Frequency Top 200 Conjugation 分かる · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 分わ かる 分わ からない Polite 分わ かります 分わ かりません Past polite 分わ かりました 分わ かりませんでした Past 分わ かった 分わ からなかった Te-form 分わ かって 分わ からないで Desire 分わ かりたい 分わ かりたくない Potential 分わ かれる 分わ かれない Passive 分わ かられる 分わ かられない Causative 分わ からせる 分わ からせない Causative passive 分わ からせられる also 分わ からされる 分わ からせられない also 分わ からされない Volitional 分わ かろう Polite volitional 分わ かりましょう Imperative 分わ かれ 分わ かるな Conditional 分わ かれば 分わ からなければ Tara conditional 分わ かったら 分わ からなかったら
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Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 分わ かる to understand something (a fact, meaning, or reason)
I understood what he meant.
〜 ということが 分わ かる it turns out that...; it becomes clear that...
It turned out that he was the culprit.
分わ かった 、 分わ かった okay, okay! (casual agreement or dismissal)
"Come quickly, okay?" "Yeah, yeah, I got it."
〈 人ひと 〉 の 気き 持も ちが 分わ かる to understand someone's feelings
I really understand how she feels.
話はなし が 分わ かる to be understanding or reasonable (of a person)
He's a very understanding, reasonable person.
Expressions それとわかる detectable; noticeable; recognizable 分わ かり 切き った obvious; undeniable; plain as day Kanji 分 part, minute of time, segment 判 judgement, judgment, signature 理 logic, arrangement, reason Related words· 7 知る means to know or possess information, while 分かる means to understand or grasp meaning, so 分かる is about comprehension rather than mere awareness of facts.
理解する is a formal, intellectual term for deep or systematic understanding, whereas 分かる is the everyday word usable for both logical and emotional understanding.
Show 3 more 分かる is the ordinary everyday verb for understanding, whereas 得る in this sense is stiff and literary, limited to objects like intentions or meaning.
分かる is the plain verb for 'to understand', used in casual or neutral polite speech, whereas 畏まりました is a much more deferential, ready-to-comply expression used toward superiors or customers.
分かる is the plain, everyday word for 'understand/got it', while 承知 is the humble, formal phrasing used toward superiors or customers.
Don't confuse with 分かる shares the kanji 分 with 分ける but means 'to understand', not 'to divide', so the two are easily confused by beginners.
分かる means 'to understand', while 分かつ means 'to divide or distinguish'; they share kanji and sound similar but are unrelated in meaning.
Word family· 11 understanding; comprehension
agreement; understanding; relatable feeling
be understood; be comprehended; be grasped · become clear; be discovered; be found out
Written forms 分わ かる Usage 23%
Most common kanji spelling for general understanding and realization senses.
わかる Usage 69%
Kana spelling is very common and often preferred in informal writing; usually written in kana.
判わか る Usage 3%
Used when something becomes clear, is distinguished, or is identified; often in contexts of judgment or discernment.
解わか る Usage 2%
Used especially for logical or analytical understanding, but less common than 分かる.
Etymology Derived from the verb 分く (わく, 'to divide, distinguish'), with the sense of 'to be distinguished' evolving into 'to be clear, to understand'. The kanji 分 carries the meaning of 'part, divide, understand'.
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判明する is a formal term meaning a fact is confirmed or determined (often through investigation), while 分かる in this sense is the casual, everyday way to say something becomes clear.
分かる is the general verb for 'understand'; 読める is used specifically for reading or perceiving a situation, text, or person's intent.
be obvious; be clear; be completely understood
begin to notice; start to realize; become aware
Show 5 more understand each other; come to a mutual understanding
easy to understand; clear
cannot understand; cannot tell; be unsure
hard to understand; confusing; puzzling
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
分わか る Usage 2%
Less common simplified variant of 分かる.
