示しめし

noun

lesson; example; discipline

Refers to setting an example (good or bad) for others, often in a moral or disciplinary context. Frequently used in the phrase 示しがつかない (cannot set a good example).

• 親おやがそんなことをしていては、子こ供どもに示しめしがつかない。

  If parents do such things, they cannot set a good example for their children.

noun

revelation; divine instruction

Rare, somewhat archaic sense referring to a divine or authoritative revelation. Not used in everyday conversation.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、神かみの示しめしとして記しるされている。

  In old texts, it is recorded as a divine revelation.