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呈

display, offer, present, send, exhibit

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes7

Readings

On'yomi

  • テイ

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

呈 centers on formally showing or handing something over: displaying, presenting, offering, or sending something for someone else to see or receive.

Most common words using 呈

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  • 呈するていする

    to present; to offer

  • 贈呈ぞうてい

    presentation (of a gift, prize, etc.)

  • 露呈ろてい
    N1

    exposure; disclosure

  • 進呈しんてい
    N1

    presentation (e.g. of a gift)

  • 呈すていす

    to present; to offer; to give

  • 呈示ていじ

    presentation (of a passport, ID, bill of exchange, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents)

  • 献呈けんてい

    presentation; dedication

  • 呈上ていじょう

    giving; gifting; presenting

  • 呈出ていしゅつ

    present; introduce

  • 呈示次第ていじしだい

    at (upon) presentation; when presented

  • 呈色ていしょく

    coloration; colouration; color; colour; coloring; colouring

  • 呈茶ていちゃ

    serving tea (esp. in tea ceremony)

  • 奉呈ほうてい

    presentation (to someone of high status); submitting; offering

  • 拝呈はいてい

    presenting; presentation

  • 敬呈けいてい

    salutation in a formal letter

  • 案内書呈あんないしょてい

    presentation of a guidebook

  • 様相を呈するようそうをていする

    to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance

  • 献呈本けんていぼん

    presentation book

  • 苦言を呈するくげんをていする

    to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish

  • 謹呈きんてい

    humbly presenting; respectfully presenting

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Etymology

呈 combines 口 (mouth) and 王 (a variant of 壬, here suggesting a person standing upright). The character likely originally depicted a person presenting something with their mouth, conveying the idea of offering or displaying.

Meaning mnemonic

A mouth 口 above a king 王: imagine a servant formally presenting a gift to the king, holding it up and offering it with a respectful display.

Reading mnemonic

For テイ, picture a servant presenting a tea tray to the king: tea -> テイ, and the tray is offered with both hands.