しろう (シロー)
Shiroo · しろー — to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover; to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize; to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate
Other ways to say “to know” in Japanese →
しろう in rōmaji: shiroo, also spelled shiro.
| 表層形 (Surface) |
しろう
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
知る
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| 読み (Reading) |
シロー
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-ラ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
意志推量形
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
しろう
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| 読み・基本形 |
シル
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| 表記・基本形 |
しる
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| 見出し語の読み |
シル
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Used in casual speech and writing to mean 'to know' or 'to find out,' often in conversational contexts; it is a colloquial variant of 知る (shiru), though 知る is the standard form.
彼はそのことをしろうとしている。
Kare wa sono koto o shiroo to shite iru.
He is trying to find out about that.
しろうと思えば、いつでも知れるよ。
Shiroo to omoeba, itsu demo shireru yo.
If you want to know, you can always find out.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 知る (shiru); しろう is less formal and often implies an active effort to learn or discover, whereas 知る simply means 'to know.'
しろう means “to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover; to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize; to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate” — full definition & examples →
| ます形 (Polite) |
知ります
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| て形 (Te-form) |
知って
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| 過去形 (Past) |
知った
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
知らない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
知りましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
知れる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
知られる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
知らせる
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