also: しかる
pre-noun adjectival
a certain; a particular
Only with reading さる
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi) meaning 'a certain' or 'a particular', used to refer to something specific but not named. Restricted to the reading さる. Usually written in kana.
さる筋からの情報によると、会議は延期されたそうだ。
According to information from a certain source, the meeting has been postponed.
pre-noun adjectival
such a; that kind of
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi) meaning 'such a' or 'that kind of'. The reading しかる is archaic and rarely used in modern Japanese; さる is the common reading for this sense as well.
さる事情があって、彼は欠席した。
Due to certain circumstances, he was absent.
Derived from the classical Japanese verb 然り (さり), meaning 'to be so'. The pre-noun adjectival form さる developed from the attributive form of さり. The reading しかる is the attributive form of the classical verb 然り (しかり), which is now archaic.