知らせ

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally "letting 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

()らせ (shirase

  1. notice, notification, news

References

  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 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN