EntryCommon
  1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

    to indicate; to show; to point to

    指し示す事ができるんだ。
    Yes, you can indicate everything you see.

Also written 指示す【さししめす】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)

Kun
ゆびさ.す-さ.し
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
155 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

いぶさしさす

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3c6.15The Kanji Dictionary
5206.1Four corner code
1378deroo
6307Unicode hex code
1-27-56JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1904Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2152New Nelson (John Haig)
378New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
452Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
278Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
337Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
659Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
711Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
241A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
800Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
729Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12034Morohashi
289A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1041Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1082Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
226sakade
569Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
305henshall3
327Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
292crowley
775Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
888Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
666Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi3, zhi1Pinyin reading
jiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani 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