Synonym Boundary: "わかります", "わかる", "納得する", "心得", "汲み取る"

When expressing "understand" in Japanese, you must carefully distinguish between "わかります", "わかる", "納得する", "心得", "汲み取る" based on context.

• わかります (わかります (wakarimasu) - Level: N5): Maps to "to understand" and is used when Polite form of わかる. Indicates comprehension. Often used with particle が..
• わかる (わかる (wakaru) - Level: N5): Maps to "to understand, to know" and is used when Intransitive verb. Often used with the particle 「が.
• 納得する (なっとくする (nattoku suru) - Level: N3): Maps to "to understand; to be convinced; to accept" and is used when Implies understanding and accepting something as reasonable or true after explanation or consideration. Often used in formal or serious contexts..
• 心得 (こころえる (kokoroeru) - Level: N2): Maps to "to understand, to be aware of, to be informed" and is used when Implies a deeper understanding or a grasp of proper etiquette/rules, often learned through experience or instruction. Not just superficial understanding..
• 汲み取る (くみとる (kumitoru) - Level: N2): Maps to "to understand (someone's feelings/intentions), to grasp, to read between the lines" and is used when Implies understanding someone's unexpressed feelings, thoughts, or intentions, often empathetically. Not just intellectual understanding, but emotional recognition..

Mixing these up can easily lead to unnatural translations. Refer to the bilingual context cards below to master the boundaries!