示し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
示
しめ Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 示(しめ)す (shimesu, “to show”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しめし [shìméshíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[1]^[2]^[3]
(Tokyo) しめし [shìméshí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɕime̞ɕi]

Noun

示(しめ)し • (shimeshi)

example (to be learned from); demonstration (of what is proper)
示(しめ)しがつかない ― shimeshi ga tsukanai ― to not set a good example
(divine) revelation

Verb

示(しめ)し • (shimeshi)

stem or continuative form of 示す (shimesu) [godan]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN