誇示

See also: 夸示

Chinese

		to boast	to show; reveal
trad. (誇示)		誇	示
simp. (夸示)		夸	示

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kuāshì

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄚㄕˋ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khoa-sī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuāshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄚㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuashìh
  - Wade–Giles: kʻua¹-shih⁴
  - Yale: kwā-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuashyh
  - Palladius: куаши (kuaši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯ä⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    誇示 / 夸示
    誇飾 / 夸饰
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoa-sī
  - Tâi-lô: khua-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoasi
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kʰua⁴⁴⁻²² si²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰua³³ si⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰua⁴⁴⁻²² si²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kʰua⁴⁴⁻³³ si³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰua⁴⁴⁻³³ si³³/

Verb

誇示

(literary) to show off; to make a display of; to flaunt

Synonyms

展品棒 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
展風龜 / 展风龟 (Hokkien)
抖落 (dǒuluò)
搬弄 (bānnòng)
炫示 (xuànshì)
炫耀 (xuànyào)
耍 (shuǎ)
表現 / 表现 (biǎoxiàn)
賣弄 / 卖弄 (informal)
顯示 / 显示 (xiǎnshì)
顯要 / 显要 (xiǎnyào)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
誇	示
こ Grade: S	じ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

From Sinitic 誇示 / 夸示 (kuāshì, “ostentation, showing off”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こじ [kóꜜjì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ko̞ʑi]

Noun

誇(こ)示(じ) • (koji)

ostentation, splurge, flaunting

Verb

誇(こ)示(じ)する • (koji suru) transitive suru (stem 誇(こ)示(じ)し (koji shi), past 誇(こ)示(じ)した (koji shita))

display proudly

Conjugation

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

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“誇示”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
誇	示

Noun

誇示 • (gwasi) (hangeul 과시)

hanja form^? of 과시 (“ostentation, display, showing off”)