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指示

指示

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	to show; reveal
simp. and trad. (指示)		指	示

Noun

指示

instructions; directions; guide

Verb

指示

to show clearly; to point out; to demonstrate
to instruct; to direct; to guide

Synonyms

(demonstrate) 顯示／显示 (xiǎnshì); 指明 (zhǐmíng)
(instruct) 指導／指导 (zhǐdǎo)

Japanese

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

Noun

指示 ‎(hiragana しじ, romaji shiji)

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

指示代名詞
指示先
指示子
指示板

指示薬
指示装置
指示詞

Verb

指示する ‎(hiragana しじする, romaji shiji suru)

prescribe, dictate

Conjugation

Conjugation of "指示する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	指示し	しじし	shiji shi
Continuative (連用形)	指示し	しじし	shiji shi
Terminal (終止形)	指示する	しじする	shiji suru
Attributive (連体形)	指示する	しじする	shiji suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	指示すれ	しじすれ	shiji sure
Imperative (命令形)	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 0198601972

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhǐshì

(Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² si⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ́-sṳ
Min Nan (POJ): chí-sī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zhǐshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
    ^edit
    ^edit
    只是
    指事
    指示
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: zi² si⁶
  - Yale: jí sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² si⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ siː²²/
  - Homophones:
    
    ^edit
    ^edit
    只是
    指示
    指事
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ́-sṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: zii` sii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zi³ si⁴
  - IPA: /t͡sɨ³¹ sɨ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-sī
  - Tâi-lô: tsí-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cysi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕi²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕi²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕi³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕi³³/