Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' ending

    to set an example; to give someone a lead

    子どもには良い手本を示さなければならない。
    You should set a good example to your children.
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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hand

Kun
て--てた-
On
シュ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
60 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-3, 2-1-3SKIP code
3c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
2050.0Four corner code
2247deroo
624bUnicode hex code
1-28-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1827Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2060New Nelson (John Haig)
3456New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4267Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2155Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2907Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
637Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
687Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
42A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
118Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
37Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11768Morohashi
32A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
57Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
57Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
28sakade
54Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
35henshall3
30Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
57crowley
170Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
847Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
644Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shou3Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

Kun
もと
On
ホン
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
10 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

まとごう

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-3SKIP code
0a5.25The Kanji Dictionary
5023.0Four corner code
1855deroo
672cUnicode hex code
1-43-60JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
96Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2536New Nelson (John Haig)
3502New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4314Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2183Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2937Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
211Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
224Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
15A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
212Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
20Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14421Morohashi
70A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
25Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
25Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
45sakade
61Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
76henshall3
47Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
6crowley
37Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1busy_people
1046Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
215Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ben3Pinyin reading
bonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

show, indicate, point out, express, display

Kun
しめ.す
On
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
237 of 2500
Radical
spirit
WaniKani
Level 22

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-1-4SKIP code
4e0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1090.1Four corner code
3041deroo
793aUnicode hex code
1-28-08JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3228Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4060New Nelson (John Haig)
1936New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2435Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1229Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1694Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1086Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1167Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
415A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
148Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
575Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
24623Morohashi
695A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
615Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
625Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
622sakade
769Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
723henshall3
651Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
465crowley
814Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1413Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1095Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4Pinyin reading
si, giKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
22WaniKani level