しらす

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
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)?

  1. 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
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))

  1. Alternative form of しらせる (shiraseru)
Conjugation
Conjugation of "しらす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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
白州
白洲

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɕiɾa̠sɨᵝ]

Noun

しらす • (shirasu) 

  1. sandbar of white sand

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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