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N5Vocabulary

分かる

わかる

to understand

Readings

On
分:ブン
Kun
分:わ(かる)

Examples

日本語が分かりますか？

Do you understand Japanese?

Note

Try making sentences with this verb in different tenses. Active usage builds stronger recall than passive review. A fundamental N5 word — you'll use this in almost every conversation.

Questions that use this word

N5 5 · N3 1 · N2 1

From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.

  • N3N3 文法

    彼は医者だから、病気のことが分かる___。

    Answer: わけだ

  • N5N5 語彙

    「分かりました。」の「分かる」の意味は？

    Answer: 理解する

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