示し唆さ

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示唆する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	示し唆さする	示し唆さしない
Polite	示し唆さします	示し唆さしません
Past polite	示し唆さしました	示し唆さしませんでした
Past	示し唆さした	示し唆さしなかった
Te-form	示し唆さして	示し唆さしないで
Desire	示し唆さしたい	示し唆さしたくない
Potential	示し唆さできる	示し唆さできない
Passive	示し唆さされる	示し唆さされない
Causative	示し唆ささせる	示し唆ささせない
Causative passive	示し唆ささせられる	示し唆ささせられない
Volitional	示し唆さしよう
Polite volitional	示し唆さしましょう
Imperative	示し唆さしろ	示し唆さするな
Conditional	示し唆さすれば	示し唆さしなければ
Tara conditional	示し唆さしたら	示し唆さしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

suggestion; hint; implication

Used for indirect or subtle indication, often in formal, academic, or news contexts. Can be a noun or a する-verb.

彼かれの言こと葉ばは重じゅう要ような示し唆さを含ふくんでいた。
His words contained an important suggestion.
このデータは新あらたな可か能のう性せいを示し唆さしている。
This data suggests new possibilities.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を示し唆さするto suggest/imply something
この結けっ果かは新あたらしい可か能のう性せいを示し唆さしている。
This result suggests a new possibility.
〈人ひと〉に示し唆さを与あたえるto give someone a suggestion/hint
先せん生せいは生せい徒とに重じゅう要ような示し唆さを与あたえた。
The teacher gave the students an important suggestion.
示し唆さに富とむto be thought-provoking / rich in implication
その本ほんは示し唆さに富とんでいて、何なん度ど読よんでも新あたらしい発はっ見けんがある。
That book is thought-provoking, and I find something new every time I read it.
〜ことを示し唆さするto suggest/imply that ...
データは景けい気きが回かい復ふくしていることを示し唆さしている。
The data suggests that the economy is recovering.

Kanji

示show, indicate, point out
唆tempt, seduce, instigate

Related words· 7

暗あん示じN1
暗示 is a more direct, often intentional hint or clue, while 示唆 is broader and can be an unintentional or subtle implication, common in formal or academic writing.
提てい案あんN3
提案 is a concrete, explicit proposal put forward for consideration, whereas 示唆 is an indirect suggestion or hint that leaves the conclusion unstated.
ヒントN1
ヒント is a casual, everyday word for a small clue (as in games or puzzles), while 示唆 is a formal, often academic term for an implicit indication.
指し摘てきN1
指摘 is a direct, explicit pointing out of a specific fact or problem, while 示唆 is a subtler hint or suggestion.

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ほのめかすN1
示唆する is a formal, often academic word for pointing to something based on evidence, while 仄めかす is about a personal, deliberately vague hint.
教きょう唆さ
示唆 means a mild hint or suggestion, whereas 教唆 implies a stronger, often criminal, act of instigating someone.
啓けい示じ
示唆 means a hint or suggestion and is usually secular, while 啓示 carries a stronger, religious or spiritual sense of revelation.

Opposites

明めい言げん
明言 means to state something clearly and explicitly, the opposite of 示唆, which conveys meaning only indirectly.

Don't confuse with

些さ細さいN2
些細 (trivial, minor) sounds similar to 示唆 but has an unrelated meaning, so learners should not confuse the two words by sound alone.

Word family

示し唆さ的てき
suggestive; hinting at something; pregnant (e.g. pause)

Etymology

From 示 (show, indicate) and 唆 (tempt, suggest). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound conveys indirect indication or prompting.