知らせ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
知
し
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally "letting [someone] know." The 連 (れん)用 (よう)形 (けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 知 (し)らせる (shiraseru, “to inform, to let someone know”), itself the causative form of verb 知る (shiru, “to know”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

知らせ (hiragana しらせ, rōmaji shirase)

  1. notice, notification, news

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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