して

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [shìté] (Heiban – [0]) (conjunction, verb)
  • IPA(key): [ɕi̥te̞]

Conjunction

して • (shite) 

  1. and then, so then

Particle

して • (shite) 

  1. (following a word denoting multiple people) indicates that the action is done together as a group
    • 1929, 斎藤茂吉, 日本大地震, 青空文庫:
      (ある)()(あさ)から(エヌ)(くん)(たず)ねて、(ふた)()して(あて)もなく(がい)(じやう)(ある)いた。
      Aru hi, asa kara Enu-kun o tazunete, futari shite ate mo naku gaijō o aruita.
      One day, I paid N a visit in the morning, and the two of us walked the streets aimlessly.
  2. indicates means or method: by
  3. A connective for adjectives.

Verb

Alternative spellings
為て (rare)
𬼀 (dated)

して • (shite) 

  1. conjunctive form of する

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of して – see the following entry.
仕手
[noun] doer
[noun] protagonist in a noh drama
[noun] operator, speculator
Alternative spelling
為手
(This term, して, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as して, see Category:Japanese kanji read as して.)
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