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しめす is an exact match with one form of the following word:
示す
BOOST
Reading : しめす   
'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.)
3. to indicate; to show; to represent; to signify; to display
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 2 (among the 1,500 most useful words in Japanese)
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示す is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 13,000 (about 54,400,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1916 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 644
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 5 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
ともだち
友達
しめ
した
ほうこう
方向
った

I went in the direction my friend indicated.
その
なに
きょうふ
恐怖
しめ
さなかった

That boy displayed no fear.
その
きごう
記号
こた
ただ
しい
こと
しめ

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しめす
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 167,000 (about 454,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 5 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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ジ   シ   しめ to show   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
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