ディスプレイdisupurei
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbdisplay
- noun(computer) display; monitor
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | ディスプレイする |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | ディスプレイします |
| Negative (nai) | ディスプレイしない |
| polite (masen) | ディスプレイしません |
| classical zu / nu | ディスプレイせず・ディスプレイせぬ |
| Past (ta) | ディスプレイした |
| polite (mashita) | ディスプレイしました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | ディスプレイしなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | ディスプレイしませんでした |
| Te form | ディスプレイして |
| Potential | ディスプレイできる |
| Passive | ディスプレイされる |
| Causative | ディスプレイさせる |
| Causative passive | ディスプレイさせられる |
| Conditional (ba) | ディスプレイすれば |
| tara | ディスプレイしたら |
| Volitional | ディスプレイしよう |
| polite (mashou) | ディスプレイしましょう |
| Imperative | ディスプレイしろ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym展示てんじNeutralFor exhibiting works or materials for viewing, as at exhibitions and museums; 「ディスプレイ」 usually means a monitor, or the display setup in shops and at exhibitions.
- Synonym表示ひょうじNeutralShows or indicates information, e.g. 「画面に表示する」; 「ディスプレイ」 is the device that displays it.
- Synonym陳列ちんれつWrittenArranging goods on show, e.g. 「陳列棚」; close to the display sense of 「ディスプレイ」 but more traditional and written; cannot mean a monitor.
- Synonym見せるみせるNeutralEveryday verb for showing things to people, with very wide use; 「ディスプレイ」 is a noun for a monitor or the display setup for goods and exhibits — a more specialized term.
- Synonym展覧てんらんWrittenPutting works on show for many people, mostly as 「展覧会」; written in tone; 「ディスプレイ」 leans toward shop displays.
- Synonym展観てんかんWrittenPutting things on show; written and rare — say 「展示」 normally, or 「ディスプレイ」 for shop displays.
- Related示すしめすNeutralA verb for showing or indicating, with a very wide range of objects; 「ディスプレイ」 is a noun for a monitor or display setup, with the verb form 「ディスプレイする」.
- Related提示ていじNeutralPresenting ID or documents, or putting forward a plan, e.g. 「身分証を提示する」; 「ディスプレイ」 is setting items out for people to see.
- Related出品しゅっぴんNeutralSending works or goods to an exhibition, auction or online shop — the focus is on submitting them; 「ディスプレイ」 is the on-site arrangement.
- Related出展しゅってんNeutralExhibiting at an expo or trade fair, with the exhibitor as the subject; 「ディスプレイ」 is the arrangement of the exhibits or goods themselves.
- Related表すあらわすNeutralExpresses or reveals feelings and meanings; overlaps with 「ディスプレイ」 only in making something visible — not a device or a display arrangement.
- Related見せつけるみせつけるNeutralDeliberately showing something off to provoke the other person; 「ディスプレイ」 is neutral display with no showing-off nuance.
- Related開示かいじWrittenDisclosing information, e.g. 「情報開示」; formal and written; 「ディスプレイ」 shows objects or images and is not used for information disclosure.
- Related発揮はっきNeutralShares only the sense of showing: bringing out ability or true strength, e.g. 「実力を発揮する」; cannot mean a monitor or a display.
- Related露出ろしゅつNeutralExposure or baring, also media exposure; overlaps only in revealing, while 「ディスプレイ」 is deliberate display or the device itself.
- Related見せびらかすみせびらかすNeutralShowing off smugly, with a negative nuance; 「ディスプレイ」 is neutral display with no boastful coloring.
- Related誇示こじWrittenFlaunting power, wealth or strength; written in tone; 「ディスプレイ」 is neutral display with no boastful element.
- Related供覧きょうらんFormalOffering something for all to view freely, in formal contexts such as official documents and libraries; rare — say 「展示」 in everyday speech.
- Relatedさらけ出すさらけだすNeutralShares only the sense of revealing: laying bare weaknesses or one's true self without reserve, e.g. 「弱さをさらけ出す」; cannot mean a monitor or a display.
- Relatedむき出すむきだすNeutralShares only the sense of baring: removing a cover to expose what is inside, e.g. 「歯をむき出す」; unrelated to monitors or displays.
Use 「ディスプレイ」 for a computer monitor or the display arrangement in a shop window. For exhibiting works, say 「展示」; for arranging goods, 「陳列」; for what appears on a screen, 「表示」; for showing off, 「見せびらかす」. 「見せる」 is the everyday verb for showing; 「示す」「表す」 cover indicating and expressing; 「提示」 is presenting documents; 「出品」「出展」 are about taking part in exhibitions; 「開示」 is disclosing information. Words like 「さらけ出す」「むき出す」「発揮」「露出」 share only the sense of revealing, and 「供覧」「展観」 are rare formal or written terms.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


