指示

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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):

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

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
指示

Noun

指示

  1. chữ Hán form of chỉ thị (“directive; command; instruction”).

Verb

指示

  1. chữ Hán form of chỉ thị (“to direct; to command; to instruct”).
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