JLPT N3 · Verb

示す (shimesu)

示す (しめす, shimesu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to (take out and) show; to demonstrate”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しめす
Romaji: shimesu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent · godan verb, transitive
to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.) · godan verb, transitive
to indicate; to show; to represent; to signify; to display · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

何もかも彼の有罪をしめしている。

Everything points to his guilt.

Tatoeba #187685

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 示す

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	示す	しめす shimesu
Polite (~masu)	示します	しめします shimeshimasu
Negative	示さない	しめさない shimesanai
Polite negative	示しません	しめしません shimeshimasen
Past	示した	しめした shimeshita
Polite past	示しました	しめしました shimeshimashita
Negative past	示さなかった	しめさなかった shimesanakatta
Te-form	示して	しめして shimeshite
Potential	示せる	しめせる shimeseru
Passive	示される	しめされる shimesareru
Causative	示させる	しめさせる shimesaseru
Volitional	示そう	しめそう shimesou
Imperative	示せ	しめせ shimese
Conditional (~ba)	示せば	しめせば shimeseba

Kanji in 示す

示

show, indicate, point outジ・シ・しめ.す · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 示す.

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.)

Source: JMdict entry 1317110 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.