呈
display, offer, present, send, exhibit
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
20 of 26- 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
Study
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.