しらす
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Alternative spelling |
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| 白子 |
Pronunciation
Noun
しらす or シラス • (shirasu) ←しらす (sirasu)?
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
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
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | しらさ | shirasa | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | しらし | shirashi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | しらす | shirasu | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | しらす | shirasu | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | しらせ | shirase | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 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): [ɕiɾa̠sɨ]
Noun
しらす • (shirasu)
- sandbar of white sand
Etymology 4
| For pronunciation and definitions of しらす – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, しらす (shirasu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) |