表層形
しらす
シラス
名詞
しらす (シラス)
Shirasu · しらす — soft roe, milt; albino; whitebait
Other ways to say “soft roe” in Japanese →
しらす in rōmaji: shirasu.
名詞
普通名詞
一般
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📝 白子 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年10月1日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
しらす
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
白子
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| 読み (Reading) |
シラス
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| 品詞 (POS) |
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
*
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
*
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
しらす
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| 読み・基本形 |
シラス
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| 表記・基本形 |
しらす
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| 見出し語の読み |
シラス
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How it's used
Used in casual conversation or cooking contexts to refer to whitebait (baby sardines), often eaten dried or boiled.
しらすを丼にのせて食べた。
Shirasu o donburi ni nosete tabeta.
I ate whitebait on a rice bowl.
このお好み焼きにはしらすが入っている。
Kono okonomiyaki ni wa shirasu ga haitte iru.
This okonomiyaki has whitebait in it.
💡 English Meaning
しらす means “soft roe, milt; albino; whitebait” — full definition & examples →
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シラス
Lemma: 白子
名詞普通名詞一般*
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