ショー

also: ショウ

ショ

ー

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Refers to a staged entertainment event, such as a concert, play, or variety show.

Used for trade shows, exhibitions, and conventions where products or services are displayed.

TV show

Specifically refers to a television program, often of the variety or talk-show type.

ショーを見みるto watch a show
週しゅう末まつに友とも達だちとマジックショーを見みに行いった。
I went to watch a magic show with a friend over the weekend.
〈場ば所しょ〉でショーを開かい催さいするto hold a show/exhibition at a place
来らい月げつ、東とう京きょうでモーターショーを開かい催さいする予よ定ていだ。
They plan to hold a motor show in Tokyo next month.
ショーに出しゅつ演えんするto appear/perform in a show
彼かの女じょは人にん気きのバラエティショーに出しゅつ演えんした。
She appeared on a popular variety show.
ショーが始はじまるfor a show to begin
もうすぐイルカショーが始はじまります。
The dolphin show is about to begin.

公こう演えんN1sense 1
公演 is the formal word for a staged performance (concert, play), while ショー suggests a flashier, often variety-style show.
展てん示じ会かい sense 2
展示会 is the native Japanese term for a trade exhibition, while ショー (as in ファッションショー) borrows the English word for the same kind of event.
番ばん組ぐみN5sense 3
番組 is the general word for any TV program, while ショー specifically implies a variety or talk-show style program.
見み世せ物ものN1sense 1
見世物 carries an old-fashioned, carnival-spectacle nuance, whereas ショー is the modern loanword for any staged entertainment.
ファッションショー
ショー is a general word for any show or performance, while ファッションショー specifically refers to a runway event showcasing clothing designs.

賞しょうN3
賞 (a prize or award) sounds almost identical to ショー but has a completely different meaning, so context is needed to tell them apart.

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ショーUsage83%
Standard katakana spelling for the loanword 'show'.
ショウUsage17%
irregular kana usage
Irregular kana variant; rarely used in practice.

Loanword from English 'show'.