How to Say ‘A notice / announcement’ in Japanese
な知らせ
na shirase
[nah shee-rah-seh]
💬 Usage Tip: The [な] links a [な]-adjective to a noun. Here it completes [大事な知らせ], meaning an important announcement.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Short chunks like this are useful in Japanese because longer phrases are often built piece by piece.
Phrase Breakdown
な
na
[nah]
na (adjectival linker)
Used after na-adjectives before a noun, like 大事な知らせ.
きれいなと同じようになを使います。
You use na in the same way as in kirei na.
知らせ
shirase
[shee-rah-seh]
news; notice; information
Refers to a piece of news, an announcement, or something being reported.
大切な知らせがあります。
There is important news.
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