English–Japanese
“look up” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajishiraberu
Example
天気を調べます。ten ki o shira be ma su
I check the weather.
How to say “look up” in Japanese
“Look up” in Japanese is 調べる (shiraberu). 調べる can also mean “check”.
It centers on actively examining a source or situation to obtain reliable information.
Example sentences with 調べる
わからない言葉を調べます。wa ka ra na i koto ba o shira be ma su
I look up words I do not understand.
分からない漢字を辞書で調べました。wa ka ra na i kan ji o ji sho de shira be ma shi ta
I looked up the kanji I did not know in a dictionary.
Tips for using 調べる
- In everyday Japanese, 調べる (shiraberu) is natural for information found on a phone as well as in books or other sources.