知らせる・報せる|しらせるshiraseru[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
知らせる知らせる is the most common and standard written form; use it as the usual spelling when writing this word.
報せる報せる is rarely used, so you will seldom see this kanji-kana spelling; recognize it when encountered, but choose 知らせる for your own writing.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto notify; to advise; to inform
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 知らせる（しらせる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 知らせます（しらせます） |
| Negative (nai) | 知らせない（しらせない） |
| polite (masen) | 知らせません（しらせません） |
| classical zu / nu | 知らせず・知らせぬ（しらせず・しらせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 知らせた（しらせた） |
| polite (mashita) | 知らせました（しらせました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 知らせなかった（しらせなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 知らせませんでした（しらせませんでした） |
| Te form | 知らせて（しらせて） |
| Potential | 知らせられる（しらせられる） |
| Passive | 知らせられる（しらせられる） |
| Causative | 知らせさせる（しらせさせる） |
| Causative passive | 知らせさせられる（しらせさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 知らせれば（しらせれば） |
| tara | 知らせたら（しらせたら） |
| Volitional | 知らせよう（しらせよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 知らせましょう（しらせましょう） |
| Imperative | 知らせろ（しらせろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym告げるつげるWrittenWritten/formal prose. Announces or imparts something with more solemnity than 「知らせる」, as in 「別れを告げる」.
- Synonym伝えるつたえるNeutralNeutral. Centers on carrying a message or feeling to someone, as in 「気持ちを伝える」.
- Synonym報じるほうじるWrittenWritten/formal prose. Refers to media reporting, as in 「新聞が報じる」.
- Synonym報ずるほうずるWrittenWritten/formal prose. An alternative form of 「報じる」 meaning to report or repay; heavier written flavor, common in press copy.
- Synonym伝達でんたつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Passing orders or information along to others, as in 「伝達事項」.
- Related教えるおしえるNeutralNeutral. Covers telling someone something or teaching, as in 「道を教える」.
- Related告知こくちWrittenWritten/formal prose. Formal notification of something, as in 「病名を告知する」.
- Related連絡れんらくNeutralNeutral. Getting in touch with or updating someone, as in 「連絡を取る」「欠席すると連絡する」; fits one-way or two-way exchange.
- Related通知つうちWrittenWritten/formal prose. A formal notice — in writing, by word of mouth, or as a phone push alert — as in 「合格通知」.
- Related通告つうこくFormalFormal. A unilateral official notice, as in 「解雇を通告する」.
- RelatedアナウンスNeutralNeutral loanword. A formal announcement to a general audience, usually a broadcast, as in 「車内アナウンス」.
- Antonym隠すかくすNeutralNeutral. The opposite of 「知らせる」: to conceal something from others, as in 「事実を隠す」.
- Antonym秘めるひめるWrittenWritten/formal prose. The opposite of 「知らせる」: to keep a feeling hidden within, as in 「思いを秘める」.
Use 「知らせる」 as the default for notifying or informing someone. Turn to 「伝える」 to stress conveying a message, 「連絡」 for getting in touch, 「通知」 for formal notices, 「通告」 for unilateral official notice, 「報じる」 for media reports, 「アナウンス」 for public broadcasts, and 「隠す」 when concealing.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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