理解

What it means

Understanding or comprehension of information, ideas, or contexts; the core concept is a clear mental grasp of meaning and implications.

Main meanings

• Understanding as the mental grasp of meaning or significance
• Deep comprehension or insight into a subject, often with practical implications
• Being understanding toward others, showing empathy or tolerance in interpersonal situations

How to use it

Used as a noun to denote understanding; in practice, it appears with suru-verb to form 理解する (to understand); common collocations include 理解が深い, 理解を示す, 理解を得る; appropriate in formal, academic, and business contexts; typical sentence patterns involve が marking the subject and を or を示す for actions related to understanding.