指示

Chinese
 
finger; to point; to direct
finger; to point; to direct; to indicate
 to show; reveal
trad. (指示) 指 示
simp. #(指示) 指 示
anagram 示指

Pronunciation

Verb

指示

  1. to show clearly; to point out; to indicate; to demonstrate
  2. to instruct; to direct; to guide

Synonyms
  • (to demonstrate):
  • (to instruct):
Synonyms of 指示

Noun

指示

  1. instructions; directions; guide

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
指 示
し
Grade: 3		 じ
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

指(し)示(じ) • (shiji) 

  1. instructions, indication
    • 指示(しじ)に従(したが)う
      shiji ni shitagau
      to follow instructions

Derived terms
Derived terms

Verb

指(し)示(じ)する • (shiji suru) suru (stem 指(し)示(じ)し (shiji shi), past 指(し)示(じ)した (shiji shita))

  1. prescribe, dictate

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

² Spoken imperative

References
  • 2000, Jonathan Bunt, Gillian Hall, The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary, First Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
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