しらす
Japanese
Etymology 1
Alternative spelling |
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白子 |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) しらす [shìrású] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɕiɾa̠sɨᵝ]
Noun
しらす or シラス • (shirasu) ←しらす (sirasu)?
- 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 |
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知らす |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) しらす [shìrású] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɕiɾa̠sɨᵝ]
Verb
しらす • (shirasu) ←しらす (sirasu)? godan (stem しらし (shirashi), past しらした (shirashita))
- Alternative form of しらせる (shiraseru)
Conjugation
Conjugation of "しらす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms | |||
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Imperfective (未然形) | しらさ | shirasa | |
Continuative (連用形) | しらし | shirashi | |
Terminal (終止形) | しらす | shirasu | |
Attributive (連体形) | しらす | shirasu | |
Hypothetical (仮定形) | しらせ | shirase | |
Imperative (命令形) | 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 |
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白州 白洲 |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɕiɾa̠sɨᵝ]
Noun
しらす • (shirasu)
- sandbar of white sand
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN