示 — readings, stroke count and radical

brushStroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

menu_bookMeaning

show, indicate, point out, express, display

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• ジElem.
• シJHS

Kun (native)

• しめ(す)Elem.

Other languages

• 拼音shi4
• 한글si
• 한글gi
• Hán-ViệtKì
• Hán-ViệtThị

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

infoBasics

Strokes

5 strokes

Radical

示(しめす)

JIS level

Level 1

JLPT (old scale)

Level 2

Unicode

U+793A

grid_viewComponents

• 二に
• 小しょう
• 示しめす

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱二小

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 示すしめすしめす 参照to (take out and) show, to demonstrate, to tell, to exemplify
• 示ししめしlesson, discipline, example (e.g. set a bad example), revelation
• 示唆しさ婉曲に表すこと。遠回しに表現すること。 そのような可能性があることが意図せず示されること。読み取れること。 相手に理解させたり考えさせたりするよう断片的なヒントを示すこと。そのようなヒント。含蓄。suggestion, hint, implication
• 示談じだん当事者間の話し合いで問題を解決すること。settlement out of court, private settlement
• 示威じい威力を他者に示すこと。 威力を他者に示す。demonstration, show of force
• 示し合わせるしめしあわせるto arrange beforehand, to make a sign to each other, to conspire
• 示教しきょう具体的に示しながら教えること。authoritative instruction, teaching
• 示達じたつ上位の者から下位の者へ文書で示して通達すること。 官庁から国民に対し文書で通知すること。また、その通知。instructions, directions
• 示度しど計器の示す目盛り数値。特に気圧計の数値。indication, (thermometer) reading
• 示現じげん仏や菩薩が衆生を救済するために姿を変えこの世に現れること。 神仏が霊験を示し現すこと。manifestation (of a celestial being)
• 示偏しめすへん漢字の部首「⽰」が偏である場合（⺬・⺭）の呼称。kanji "show" radical at left (radical 113)
• 示差しさdifferential
• 示寂じじゃく高僧が死ぬこと。 菩薩が死ぬこと。death of a high-ranking priest
• 示指じし人差し指。index finger, forefinger
• 示範しはん模範を示すこと。setting an example
• 示力図しりょくずforce diagram
• 示圧計しあつけいpressure gauge, manometer
• 示性値しせいちcharacteristic value, physical or chemical properties, figure of merit
• 示談金じだんきんsettlement money, compensation to settle a case out of court
• 示唆的しさてきsuggestive, pregnant (e.g. pregnant pause)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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infoLookup codes

SKIP

2-1-4

Four Corner

1090.1

Spahn–Hadamitzky

4e0.1

Heisig

1167

Nelson

3228