しらべ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
調べ

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しらべ​ [shìrábéꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɾa̠be̞]

Noun

しらべ • (shirabe) ^{←しらべ (sirabe)?}

1. investigation

   Synonyms: 調査 (chōsa), 検査 (kensa)

2. (music) melody; musical phrase

   Synonyms: ふし (fushi), 旋律 (senritsu), メロディー (merodī)

Verb

しらべ • (shirabe) ^{←しらべ (sirabe)?}

1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of しらべる (shiraberu) [ichidan]