How to say "showing" in Japanese

• 表示ひょうじCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers showing or displaying something such as information, text, or images on a screen, sign, or display. The everyday word when a device or sign shows something.
• 提示ていじJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbUsed for showing or presenting something to a person for inspection or consideration, such as a passport, ID, or documents; often in the sense of producing papers on request.
• 出品しゅっぴんJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbRefers to exhibiting or putting works or items on display, typically at a show or exhibition, often with the nuance of submitting or putting up entries, sometimes for sale.
  トムが出品しゅっぴんした絵えは皆みな入賞にゅうしょうした。↗

  Tom got prizes for all the pictures he sent to the exhibition.
• 展覧てんらんCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbRelates to exhibition or displaying things for public viewing; it is mainly the formal side of mounting or presenting an exhibition rather than the everyday act of showing something.
  展覧てんらんされた絵えのかなり多おおくが開会かいかい初日しょにちに売うれた。↗

  A good many of the pictures on exhibition were sold on the opening day.
• 上映じょうえいCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbSpecifically the showing or screening of a movie. If you mean a film being shown at a cinema or theater, this is the word to use.
  二に回かい目めの上映じょうえいがまもなく始はじまります。↗

  The second showing will start soon.

Choose by what is being shown: 表示 for displaying information on a screen or sign, 提示 for presenting documents, 出品 and 展覧 for exhibits, and 上映 specifically for showing a film.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 表示ひょうじindication
• 提示ていじpresentation (of a passport, ID, etc.)
• 出品しゅっぴんexhibiting
• 展覧てんらんexhibition
• 上映じょうえいscreening (a movie)
• 展観てんかんexhibition
• 披露ひろうannouncement
• 腹ボテはらぼてshowing (i.e. being visibly pregnant)
• 呈示ていじpresentation (of a passport, ID, bill of exchange, etc.)
• 顔出しかおだしcoming to the surface