示 – show, indicate, point out

5 strokesTaught in grade 5#237 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 示 means show, indicate, point out, express, display. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジ、シ (ji, shi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is しめ.す (shimesu). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 示 (no. 113).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ジ	ji
On’yomi	シ	shi
Kun’yomi	しめ.す	shimesu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 示 (Kangxi radical 113). Components: 二・小.

Words using 示

示すしめすto (take out and) show掲示けいじnotice表示ひょうじindication展示てんじexhibition暗示あんじhint提示ていじpresentation (of a passport, ID, etc.)

Example sentences

掲示には「全席予約済み」とあった。

"Fully booked" was on the notice.

Tatoeba #176535

ディスプレイはモニタともいい、コンピュータなどの機器から出力される静止画または動画の映像信号を表示する機器である。

A display, aka monitor, is an appliance that displays video signal of still images and moving pictures produced by a computer or similar device.

Tatoeba #74857

その店のウインドウには最新のファッションが展示してある。

The shop windows display the latest fashion.

Tatoeba #207647

Kanji with the same radical

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