ばれる

to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out

What does ばれる mean?

ばれる is a Japanese verb meaning “to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out” in English. It is written as ばれる in hiragana, and bareru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その秘密はついにばれた。

The secret came to light at last.