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知らせる · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

General verb for conveying information to someone. Often used with に for the recipient and を for the content.

〈人ひと〉に〈事こと〉を知しらせるto let someone know something
友とも達だちに試し験けんの結けっ果かを知しらせた。
I let my friend know the exam results.
〈人ひと〉に電でん話わで知しらせるto notify someone by phone
母ははに電でん話わで無む事じを知しらせた。
I called my mother to let her know I was safe.
わかり次し第だい知しらせるto let someone know as soon as it's known
詳くわしいことがわかり次し第だい、お知しらせします。
I'll let you know as soon as I have more details.

伝つたえるN4
伝える emphasizes relaying a message from one person to another, while 知らせる simply focuses on making someone aware of information.
教おしえるN5
教える often implies teaching or sharing information the listener didn't know before, whereas 知らせる is more neutral about the act of conveying it.
通つう知ちN3
通知する is a formal, often official or written notification (e.g. from an institution), while 知らせる is the everyday word usable in any context.
知しらす
知らせる is the common modern verb for 'to inform/notify', while 知らす is an older, more literary form with the same meaning.

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告つげるN2
知らせる is a general, casual verb for letting someone know something, while 告げる carries a more formal or serious tone, often used in set phrases like 別れを告げる.
報ほうじるN2
知らせる is a plain, everyday word for letting someone know something, while 報じる is more formal and typically used for news or official announcements.
届とどけ出でるN1
知らせる simply means to let someone know, lacking the formal, procedural nuance of 届け出る, which is used for official notifications.

隠かくすN3
隠す means to conceal information from someone, the opposite of 知らせる, which means to reveal or convey it.

知しらせる
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
報しらせるUsage100%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should use 知らせる instead.

Causative form of 知る (to know), literally 'to make someone know'.