示

show, indicate, point out, express, display

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シジ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

しめ.す

Stroke Order

5 / 5

Information

Grade:5

Strokes:5

JLPT:N3

Frequency:237

Vocabulary

シ

Word	Reading	Meaning
公示	コウシ	public announcement; official notice; edict
指示	シシ	indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
示唆	シサ	suggestion; hint; implication
図示	ズシ	showing by a diagram; illustrating; representing graphically
内示	ナイシ	unofficial announcement

ジ

Word	Reading	Meaning
暗示	アンジ	hint; suggestion; clue; implication; suggestion
意思表示	イシヒョウジ	expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
開示	カイジ	release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
訓示	クンジ	instruction; direction; briefing
掲示	ケイジ	notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
指し示す	さししめす	to indicate; to show; to point to
示す	しめす	to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show; to represent; to signify; to display
示し	しめし	lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
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
達示	たっし	official notice; notification

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder

un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac

heavens, sky, imperial

beginning, former time, origin

measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little, small

well, well crib, town, community

genius, years old, cubic shaku