表現

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Chinese

surface; exterior; to watch
surface; exterior; to watch; to show; express; an example; a list or table; a meter; a watch; chart; external
 
appear; present; now
appear; present; now; existing; current
 
trad. (表現) 表 現
simp. (表现) 表 现

Pronunciation

Verb

表現

  1. to show; to display; to manifest
  2. to express
  3. to show off; to make a display of; to flaunt

Synonyms

  • (to show):
  • (to express):
  • (to show off):

Noun

表現

  1. performance (at school, work, etc.); behaviour; conduct
    表現優異／表现优异  ―  biǎoxiàn yōuyì  ―  to excel
  2. expression (of an artistic nature)
    藝術表現形式／艺术表现形式  ―  yìshù biǎoxiàn xíngshì  ―  forms of artistic expression
  3. (medicine) presentation
    臨床表現／临床表现  ―  línchuáng biǎoxiàn  ―  clinical presentation

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (表現):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
表 現
ひょう
Grade: 3 		げん
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

表(ひょう)現(げん) • (hyōgen) 

  1. expression (by words, facial, attitude)
    文(も)字(じ)を表(ひょう)現(げん)手(しゅ)段(だん)として使(し)用(よう)する
    moji o hyōgen shudan to shite shiyō suru
    use writing as a means of expression
  2. representation (of art, play, music)
  3. performance (of actor, player, ...)

Derived terms

Verb

表(ひょう)現(げん)する • (hyōgen suru) suru (stem 表(ひょう)現(げん)し (hyōgen shi), past 表(ひょう)現(げん)した (hyōgen shita))

  1. express

Conjugation

Conjugation of "表現する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 表現し ひょうげんし hyōgen shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 表現し ひょうげんし hyōgen shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 表現する ひょうげんする hyōgen suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 表現する ひょうげんする hyōgen suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 表現すれ ひょうげんすれ hyōgen sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 表現せよ¹
表現しろ² 		ひょうげんせよ¹
ひょうげんしろ² 		hyōgen seyo¹
hyōgen shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 表現される ひょうげんされる hyōgen sareru
Causative 表現させる
表現さす 		ひょうげんさせる
ひょうげんさす 		hyōgen saseru
hyōgen sasu
Potential 表現できる ひょうげんできる hyōgen dekiru
Volitional 表現しよう ひょうげんしよう hyōgen shiyō
Negative 表現しない ひょうげんしない hyōgen shinai
Negative continuative 表現せず ひょうげんせず hyōgen sezu
Formal 表現します ひょうげんします hyōgen shimasu
Perfective 表現した ひょうげんした hyōgen shita
Conjunctive 表現して ひょうげんして hyōgen shite
Hypothetical conditional 表現すれば ひょうげんすれば hyōgen sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
表現

Noun

表現 • (pyohyeon) (hangeul 표현)

  1. hanja form? of 표현 (“expression”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
表現

Noun

表現

  1. chữ Hán form of biểu hiện (“expression, manifestation”).

Verb

表現

  1. chữ Hán form of biểu hiện (“to express”).
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