しるし

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
印
標
徴
験

From the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb しるす, which is cognate with the verb 知る (shiru) and the obsolete adjective しるし (shirushi) below.

From Old Japanese. Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *sirosi.

Pronunciation

Noun

しるし • (shirushi) 

  1. mark, sign, indication, symbol, clue
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
記し
印し
標し

Verb

しるし • (shirushi) 

  1. stem or continuative form of しるす (shirusu)

Etymology 3

Alternative spelling
著し

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

Adjective

しるし • (shirushi) †-ku

  1. (obsolete) clear, obvious, conspicuous
  2. (obsolete) expected
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "しるし" (ク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) しるく
しるから		 siruku
sirukara
Continuative (連用形) しるく
しるかり		 siruku
sirukari
Terminal (終止形) しるし sirusi
Attributive (連体形) しるき
しるかる		 siruki
sirukaru
Realis (已然形) しるけれ sirukere
Imperative (命令形) しるかれ sirukare
Key constructions
Negative しるからず sirukarazu
Contrasting conjunction しるけれど sirukeredo
Causal conjunction しるければ sirukereba
Conditional conjunction しるくば sirukuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) しるかりき sirukariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) しるかりけり sirukarikeri
Adverbial しるく siruku
Without auxiliary verb.
With auxiliary verb.
Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  6. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: 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
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