して

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) して [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‎^[1], 青空文庫:

     或(ある)日(ひ)、朝(あさ)からＮ(エヌ)君(くん)を訪(たず)ねて、二(ふた)人(り)して当(あて)もなく街(がい)上(じやう)を歩(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 or kyogen drama [noun] operator, speculator Alternative spelling 為手

(This term, して (shite), 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.)