知らせ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
知
し Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

報せ
(honorific) お知らせ, 御知らせ, お報せ, 御報せ

Etymology

Literally "letting [someone] know." The 連 (れん)用 (よう)形 (けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 知 (し)らせる (shiraseru, “to inform, to let someone know”), itself the causative form of verb 知る (shiru, “to know”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) しらせ [shìrásé] (Heiban – [0])[3][2]
- IPA^(key): [ɕiɾa̠se̞]

Noun

知らせ (hiragana しらせ, rōmaji shirase)

notice, notification, news

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

[DJR-2] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN