Japanese Conversation · Level 82
60 words
Japanese word
展示
Pronunciation
Romajitenji
Meaning
- noundisplay
Example
店で新しい商品を展示しています。mise de atara shi i shō hin o ten ji shi te i ma su
The store is displaying new products.
More examples
この展示では、昔の道具を間近で見られます。ko no ten ji de wa mukashi no dō gu o ma jika de mi ra re ma su
In this display, you can see old tools up close.
Core concept
It involves arranging or presenting something so people can see it in a shop, museum, or event.
Common phrases
商品を展示するshō hin o ten ji su ru
display products
展示を見るten ji o mi ru
look at the display
展示の場所ten ji no ba sho
display location
Similar words
陳列chinretsu: The placing of goods or objects in an ordered display for viewing.
Definition in Japanese
商品や作品などを人に見せるため、ある場所に並べて公開すること。shō hin ya saku hin na do o hito ni mi se ru ta me a ru ba sho ni nara be te kō kai su ru ko to
Word origin
展示 (tenji) combines 展 (ten, "unfold") and 示 (ji, "show"), expressing the act of opening something up for others to see.
Usage tips
- In everyday Japanese, 展示 (tenji) is a noun, while 展示する (tenji suru) expresses the action of displaying something.
Other meanings
- exhibitionnoun
Related words
- 展示するtenjisurudisplayverb