知らせ

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally "letting [someone] know." The  (れん) (よう) (けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb  ()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. 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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