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Etymology 1 edit

Alternative spellings



From the (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb しるす,[1][2][3][4] which is cognate with the verb 知る (shiru) and the obsolete adjective しるし (shirushi) below.[4]

From Old Japanese.[1] Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *sirosi.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

しるし (shirushi

  1. mark, sign, indication, symbol
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Etymology 2 edit

Alternative spelling
著し

Cognate with the verbs 知る (shiru) and しるす (shirusu).[4]

Adjective edit

しるし (shirushi-ku

  1. (obsolete) clear, obvious, conspicuous
  2. (obsolete) expected
Conjugation edit
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References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  5. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  6. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  7. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN