わきまえる
Also written 弁える, 辨える
Meanings
- Ichidan verb, Transitive to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish
- to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
Example sentences
- 君はその年齢なのだから、もっと分別をわきまえるべきだ。
You ought to know better at your age. - われわれは自分の立場ってものをわきまえていたからね。
That's because we knew our place. - 身分をわきまえなさい。
Remember your station in life. - 彼は謝るという礼儀さえもわきまえていなかった。
He did not even have the grace to apologize. - 老人に席を譲るとは彼も礼儀をわきまえている。
It was civil of him to offer his seat to the old man.
Common phrases
Words containing わきまえる
- 分をわきまえる (ぶんをわきまえる) to know one's place