Kanji N3

示: show, indicate, point out

示 is a JLPT N3 kanji meaning show, indicate, point out, written with 5 strokes. It is read ジ, シ (on) and しめす (kun). Children in Japan learn it in grade 5. You will see it in 示す (しめす, to show) and 掲示 (けいじ, notice).

示

Meanings

  • show
  • indicate
  • point out
  • express
  • display
Strokes5
JLPT levelN3
School gradeGrade 5
Frequency#237 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • ジ
  • シ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • しめす

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 示

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 示すしめす

    to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell

    JLPT N3
  • 掲示けいじ

    notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard

    JLPT N3
  • 指示しじ

    indication; denotation; designation

    JLPT N1
  • 展示てんじ

    exhibition; display

    JLPT N1
  • 提示ていじ

    presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing

    JLPT N1
  • 暗示あんじ

    hint; suggestion; clue; implication

    JLPT N1
  • 表示ひょうじ

    indication; expression; showing; manifestation

  • 開示かいじ

    release (of information, documents, etc.)

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.