示じ威い

also: しい

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

示威する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

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

Meanings

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

demonstration; show of force

Refers to a public display of power or intent, often political or military, to intimidate or influence others. Commonly used in compounds like 示威運動 (demonstration movement) or 示威行進 (protest march).

労ろう働どう組くみ合あいは賃ちん上あげを求もとめて示じ威い行こう進しんを行おこなった。
The labor union held a demonstration march to demand a wage increase.
その軍ぐん事じ演えん習しゅうは近きん隣りん諸しょ国こくへの示じ威い行こう為いとみなされた。
The military exercise was seen as a show of force toward neighboring countries.

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Kanji

示show, indicate, point out
威intimidate, dignity, majesty

Related words

デモ
デモ is a common loanword for a public protest or demonstration, while 示威 is a more formal, often written term emphasizing the display of power or intent.
威い嚇かく
威嚇 means intimidation or threat, focusing on instilling fear, whereas 示威 is about demonstrating strength or resolve, not necessarily to threaten.

Word family

示じ威い行こう為い
demonstration; protest; show of force
示じ威い行こう進しん
demonstration parade; protest march
示じ威い運うん動どう
demonstration; parade; show of strength

Written forms

示威Usage52%
- じい
  Standard kanji form; the reading じい is the most common.
- しい
  Rare alternate reading; じい is strongly preferred in modern usage.
じいUsage48%
しい

Etymology

Compound of 示 (show, indicate) and 威 (power, authority). The word is a Sino-Japanese term (kango) that entered Japanese from Chinese, where it originally meant to display authority or might.