現示

Japanese

Kanji in this term
現	示
げん Grade: 5	じ Grade: 5
goon

Etymology

May be a coinage within Japanese of Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 現 (gen, “apparent; current”) +‎ 示 (ji, “display, show”). First attested in 1894.^[1]

Appears to be a rare term, not included in various dictionaries.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) げんじ [géꜜǹjì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[5]
IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑi]

Noun

現(げん)示(じ) • (genji) ^{←げんじ (genzi)^?}

[from 1894] (rare) the act of clearly showing something; a revelation, the act of revealing something (especially as by a supernatural force)
Synonym: 啓示 (keiji)
[date uncertain] (rare, rail transport) the currently displayed instruction for a train or vehicle, as indicated by the railway signals or traffic lights (jargon specific to railways)

Verb

現(げん)示(じ)する • (genji suru) ^{←げんじ (genzi)^?}transitive suru (stem 現(げん)示(じ)し (genji shi), past 現(げん)示(じ)した (genji shita))

[from 1894] (rare) to clearly show something; to reveal something (especially as by a supernatural force)
Synonym: 啓示する (keiji suru)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "現示する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	現示し	げんじし	genji shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	現示し	げんじし	genji shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	現示する	げんじする	genji suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	現示する	げんじする	genji suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	現示すれ	げんじすれ	genji sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	現示せよ¹ 現示しろ²	げんじせよ¹ げんじしろ²	genji seyo¹ genji shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	現示される	げんじされる	genji sareru
Causative	現示させる現示さす	げんじさせるげんじさす	genji saseru genji sasu
Potential	現示できる	げんじできる	genji dekiru
Volitional	現示しよう	げんじしよう	genji shiyō
Negative	現示しない	げんじしない	genji shinai
Negative continuative	現示せず	げんじせず	genji sezu
Formal	現示します	げんじします	genji shimasu
Perfective	現示した	げんじした	genji shita
Conjunctive	現示して	げんじして	genji shite
Hypothetical conditional	現示すれば	げんじすれば	genji sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

^ “現示”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
^ “現示”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NKDc-1] “現示”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[DDJS-2] “現示”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-4] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[DJR-5] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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