to have some information about something

知る, 分かる
to know something's meaning, particularly something that someone says

理解する, わかる
to understand or assign meaning to something

解釈する, 理解する
to fully understand something, especially something complicated

理解する, 把握する
to reach an understanding of a person's actions, motives, or personality

理解する, 解き明かす
to mentally grasp or understand

理解する, 把握する
to interpret or understand something that is difficult or unclear

解読する, 解釈する
to have a sudden or complete understanding of a fact or situation

気づく, 理解する
to become clear, evident, or understood, particularly after some time

明らかになる, 理解し始める
(of thoughts and ideas) to come to someone's mind

頭に浮かぶ, 心をよぎる
to understand and make sense of something after giving it a lot of thought

理解する, 把握する
to understand the true intentions of something or someone

見抜く, 真意を理解する
to understand something

理解する, 把握する
to know who a person or what an object is, because we have heard, seen, etc. them before

認識する, 見分ける
to deeply understand something

深く理解する, 徹底的に理解する
to understand something through thought or reasoning

見分ける, 理解する
to interpret a certain meaning from something

解釈する, 理解する
to be able to say who or what someone or something is

識別する, 見分ける
to understand or become aware of something through thinking or consciousness

理解する, 認識する
to pay attention and become aware of a particular thing or person

気づく, 注目する
to gradually understand a concept, often accompanied by an emotional response

徐々に理解する, じわじわと実感する
to recognize and mentally separate two things, people, etc.

区別する, 見分ける
to distinguish or identify between two things based on knowledge or familiarity
to use your mind to understand something, solve a problem, make a decision, etc. or to use it to consider someone or something

考える, 思う
to realize or understand something

理解する, 気づく
to determine by a process of logical reasoning

推論する, 推測する
to reach an opinion or decision based on available evidence and one's understanding of the matter

推論する, 推測する
to understand information based on what is available

理解する, 推測する
to grasp or comprehend something instinctively and without conscious reasoning

直感する, 察する
to understand something, often with effort

理解する, 解読する
to realize through the senses

感知する, 認識する
to comprehend or interpret the meaning of something

感じる, 理解する
to look at written or printed words or symbols and understand their meaning

読む, 読書
to carefully read something from start to finish, often with the purpose of identifying errors

注意深く読む, 入念にチェックする
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