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示 means 'show'

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Strokes : 5    Radical number: 113    Frequency: 428   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-11    Grade: 5   Intermediate lesson: 24    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 29 words   Used in 307 words   Used in 141 names   Component in 127 kanji (17 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ジ   シ
Kun
   しめす to show
Variants
ネ   礻   ⺭  
Notes
Find out about a radical that has lost its religious meaning in its pure form (示) but has kept its connection to the gods in its variant form. I'm talking about the differences between, say, 票 (ballot) and 神 (god).
Components
⿱  二 two  小 small  
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云 say  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 示 is used 11 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 示 is used 277 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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ジ : 241 words FIND ALL
し じ 1
indication; instruction; designation; directions
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シ : 24 words FIND ALL
し さ 1
suggestion; hint; implication
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しめす : 11 words FIND ALL
し め す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent
2. to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.)
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しめす (read as しめす) : 1 word FIND ALL
し め す へ ん 0
noun
kanji "show" radical at left (radical 113)  (as in 神)
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Additional less common words include 示 but readings have not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 723 (originally: 695)  Joy o' Kanji : 695  Key to Kanji: 447 

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示
ジ   シ   しめす to show   
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二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
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