5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N3

show, indicate, point out, express, display

Kun'yomi
  • to (take out and) show ②to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.) ③to indicate
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

76.0%
しめ 24.0%

Character Breakdown

show, indicate, point out
ジ しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

indication ②instructions
to (take out and) show ②to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.) ③to indicate
indication ②display ③representation ④(copyright) attribution
indication
public announcement
presentation
bulletin board ②electronic bulletin board
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References

Unicode hex code 793A
JIS X 0208 1-28-8
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3228
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4060
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1936
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2435
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1229
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1694
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1086
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 415
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 148
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 575
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 24623
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 695
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 615
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 625
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 622
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 769
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 723
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 651
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 465
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 814
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1413
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1095
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4e0.1
Four corner code 1090.1
De Roo Code 3041