Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Noun edit

()らせ (shirase

  1. notice, notification, news

References edit

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN