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示

Indicate
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingジ、シ
Kun readingしめ.す
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 5Level 22

Verbs with «示»

示す表示する提示する展示する指示する開示する明示する示唆する

Meanings

  1. indicate
  2. showRtK
  3. point out
  4. express
  5. display
  1. to (take out and) show
  2. to demonstrate
  3. to tell
  4. to exemplify
  5. to make apparent

Popular Usage

掲示示す暗示

Radicals and components

Radical示spirit礻variant

Mnemonic (RtK)

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altar (示) · two (二) · small (小)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1167

Compound words

掲示けいじ
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
示すしめす
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent
表示するひょうじする
to indicate
提示するていじする
to present
展示するてんじする
to exhibit; to display
暗示あんじ
hint; suggestion; clue; implication; suggestion
開示かいじ
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
教示きょうじ
instruction; teaching; guidance; informing
訓示くんじ
instruction; direction; briefing
啓示けいじ
(divine) revelation
誇示こじ
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
公示こうじ
public announcement; official notice; edict
告示こくじ
notice; bulletin
指示しじ
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
示唆しさ
suggestion; hint; implication
示談じだん
settlement out of court; private settlement
図示ずし
showing by a diagram; illustrating; representing graphically
提示ていじ
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up
展示てんじ
exhibition; display
表示ひょうじ
indication; expression; showing; manifestation; demonstration
明示めいじ
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
内示ないじ
unofficial announcement; private notice; informal notification
示ししめし
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
掲示板けいじばん
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS

Additional Examples

彼は病気の間すごい勇気を示した。
He showed great courage during his illness.tatoeba
彼は重大な危機に直面して勇気を示した。
He showed courage in the face of great danger.tatoeba
彼は日本で自分の絵を展示したいと望んでいる。
He hopes to exhibit his paintings in Japan.tatoeba
彼は戦場での働きによって勇気のあるところを示した。
He demonstrated his courage by his actions in battle.tatoeba
泣くことを示す。
Represents crying.wiki
以下に例を示す。
Examples are shown below.wiki

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Show, indicate. An altar with offerings — through it the gods show their will.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 示

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