示

JLPT N3

Show, indicate

Readings

On’yomi: ジ, シ (ji, shi)

Kun’yomi: しめ(す) (shime(su))

• しめ(す) – to show, to indicate

Structure

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Etymology

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Vocabulary

示す

しめす

show

指示

しじ

instruction

表示

ひょうじ

display

暗示

あんじ

suggestion

啓示

けいじ

revelation

Example Sentences

答えを示します。

こたえをしめします。

I show the answer.

指示に従います。

しじにしたがいます。

I follow instructions.

表示を確認します。

ひょうじをかくにんします。

I check the display.

暗示を受けます。

あんじをうけます。

I receive a suggestion.

神の啓示です。

かみのけいじです。

It is a divine revelation.

Cultural Note

🕯️ 示 is one of the most culturally significant radicals in Japanese and Chinese writing.
• It appears in many characters related to religion or rituals, such as 神 (god), 祭 (festival), 祈 (pray), and 祖 (ancestor).
• In ancient Japan and China, altars (示) symbolized communication between humans and gods.
• Even today, its presence in a Kanji often implies something spiritual, sacred, or ceremonial.