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表層形
叱ら
シカラ
動詞

叱ら (シカラ)

Shikara · しから — to scold, to chide, to rebuke, to reprimand

Other ways to say “to scold” in Japanese →

叱ら in rōmaji: shikara.

動詞 一般 * *
📝 叱る 🔤 五段-ラ行 📐 未然形-一般
Updated: 2026年9月8日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
叱ら
見出し語 (Lemma)
叱る
読み (Reading)
シカラ
品詞 (POS)
動詞・一般・*・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
五段-ラ行
活用形 (Conj. Form)
未然形-一般
表記 (Orthography)
叱ら
読み・基本形
シカル
表記・基本形
叱る
見出し語の読み
シカル
How it's used

A humble, polite way to say 'to scold' when the speaker is the one scolding, used in formal or respectful contexts.

子供を叱らせていただきます。
Kodomo o shikara sete itadakimasu.
I will take the liberty of scolding the child.

部下を叱らざるを得ませんでした。
Buka o shikara zaru o emasen deshita.
I had no choice but to scold my subordinate.

⚖️ Commonly confused with '叱る' (shikaru), but '叱ら' is the 未然形 (imperfective form) used with polite auxiliaries like 'せる' or 'れる'.

💡 English Meaning

叱ら means “to scold, to chide, to rebuke, to reprimand” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

叱る (シカル) — main entry →

🔗 Other Forms of 叱る
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シカラ
Lemma: 叱る
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⚡ 五段 (Godan/U-verb) Conjugations
ます形 (Polite)
叱ります
て形 (Te-form)
叱って
過去形 (Past)
叱った
否定形 (Negative)
叱らない
意向形 (Volitional)
叱りましょう
可能形 (Potential)
叱れる
受身形 (Passive)
叱られる
使役形 (Causative)
叱らせる
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What is the difference between surface form and lemma?
The surface form (叱ら) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (叱る) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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