Japanese word

調べる

Pronunciation

Romajishiraberu

Meaning

  • verbcheck, look up

Example

天気を調べます。ten ki o shira be ma su

I check the weather.

Illustration for 調べる (check)

More examples

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.

Core concept

It centers on actively examining a source or situation to obtain reliable information.

Common phrases

  • 辞書で言葉を調べるji sho de koto ba o shira be ru

    look up a word in a dictionary

  • 意味を調べるi mi o shira be ru

    look up the meaning

  • インターネットで調べるi n tā ne tto de shira be ru

    search online

Similar words

検索するkensakusuru: To find information by entering a query into a search system.
調査するchōsasuru: To examine a subject carefully and systematically to gather information.
確認するkakuninsuru: To check whether information, a fact, or a condition is correct.

Definition in Japanese

知りたい事柄について、資料や機器などを使って確かめる。shi ri ta i koto gara ni tsu i te shi ryō ya ki ki na do o tsuka tte tashi ka me ru

Word origin

調べる (shiraberu) is a native Japanese verb whose older form 調ぶ (shirabu) expressed the sense of examining or investigating.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Japanese, 調べる (shiraberu) is natural for information found on a phone as well as in books or other sources.

Other meanings

  • searchverb

Related words

  • 調べ方shirabekataway of checkingnoun

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