Japanese word

知らせ

Pronunciation

Romajishirase

Meaning

  • nounnews

Example

母からうれしい知らせが来ました。haha ka ra u re shi i shi ra se ga ki ma shi ta

I got good news from my mother.

Illustration for 知らせ (news)

More examples

学校から休校の知らせが届きました。gak kō ka ra kyū kō no shi ra se ga todo ki ma shi ta

I received news from the school about the school closure.

Core concept

Refers to information that reaches someone and makes something known, whether it is personal news or an official notice.

Common phrases

  • 知らせが来るshi ra se ga ku ru

    get news

  • 知らせを聞くshi ra se o ki ku

    hear the news

  • 知らせを待つshi ra se o ma tsu

    wait for the news

Similar words

通知tsūchi: A formal message that informs a specific person or group about something.
便りtayori: Information or a message received from someone, often about how that person is doing.
伝言dengon: A message passed from one person to another.

Definition in Japanese

ある事柄を人に伝えるための情報や通知。a ru koto gara o hito ni tsuta e ru ta me no jō hō ya tsū chi

Word origin

The noun 知らせ (shirase, "news" or "notice") comes from 知らせる (shiraseru, "to inform"), whose ren'yōkei can function as a noun.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, 知らせ (shirase) often means one specific piece of information, so translating it as the uncountable English "news" can hide its concrete, message-like sense.

Other meanings

  • noticenoun

Related words

  • 知らせ方shirasekataway of informingnoun

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