しらす

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
白子

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しらす [shìrású] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɾa̠sɨ]

Noun

しらす or シラス • (shirasu) ^{←しらす (sirasu)?}

1. whitebait (young fish of certain species), especially the young of sardines

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
知らす

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しらす [shìrású] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɾa̠sɨ]

Verb

しらす • (shirasu) ^{←しらす (sirasu)?}godan (stem しらし (shirashi), past しらした (shirashita))

1. Alternative form of しらせる (shiraseru)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "しらす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	しらさ	shirasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	しらし	shirashi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	しらす	shirasu
Rentaikei ("attributive")	しらす	shirasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	しらせ	shirase
Meireikei ("imperative")	しらせ	shirase
Key constructions
Passive	しらされる	shirasareru
Causative	しらさせる しらさす	shirasaseru shirasasu
Potential	しらせる	shiraseru
Volitional	しらそう	shirasō
Negative	しらさない	shirasanai
Negative continuative	しらさず	shirasazu
Formal	しらします	shirashimasu
Perfective	しらした	shirashita
Conjunctive	しらして	shirashite
Hypothetical conditional	しらせば	shiraseba

Etymology 3

Alternative spellings
白州 白洲

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕiɾa̠sɨ]

Noun

しらす • (shirasu) 

1. sandbar of white sand

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of しらす – see the following entry.

【白数】 [proper noun] a surname

(This term, しらす (shirasu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)