発揮|はっきhakki[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbshow (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 発揮する（はっきする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 発揮します（はっきします） |
| Negative (nai) | 発揮しない（はっきしない） |
| polite (masen) | 発揮しません（はっきしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 発揮せず・発揮せぬ（はっきせず・はっきせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 発揮した（はっきした） |
| polite (mashita) | 発揮しました（はっきしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 発揮しなかった（はっきしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 発揮しませんでした（はっきしませんでした） |
| Te form | 発揮して（はっきして） |
| Potential | 発揮できる（はっきできる） |
| Passive | 発揮される（はっきされる） |
| Causative | 発揮させる（はっきさせる） |
| Causative passive | 発揮させられる（はっきさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 発揮すれば（はっきすれば） |
| tara | 発揮したら（はっきしたら） |
| Volitional | 発揮しよう（はっきしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 発揮しましょう（はっきしましょう） |
| Imperative | 発揮しろ（はっきしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related示すしめすNeutralPoints out or indicates something, e.g. 「態度を示す」; 「発揮」 is about putting latent ability fully to work.
- Related表すあらわすNeutralExpresses feelings or ideas; 「発揮」 is about putting one's power into use.
- Related見せつけるみせつけるNeutralDeliberately thrusts something before people's eyes, with a negative tinge; 「発揮」 simply means exercising ability or effect.
- Related見せびらかすみせびらかすCasualColloquial for showing off, derogatory; 「発揮」 is about putting one's power to work.
- Related誇示こじWrittenFormal prose for flaunting power or wealth, derogatory; 「発揮」 centers on exercising ability or effect.
- Related露呈ろていWrittenWritten/formal for flaws or problems coming to light, usually negative; 「発揮」 is about exercising ability or effect.
- Related見せるみせるNeutralThe most general verb, simply letting someone see something; 「発揮」 is used specifically for bringing out ability, power or effect.
- Related呈するていするWrittenWritten/formal prose for a state presenting itself, e.g. 「活況を呈する」; 「発揮」 centers on exercising ability.
- Related呈すていすWrittenA godan-verb counterpart of 「呈する」 in formal prose: to present or offer; 「発揮」 is about putting ability or effect to work.
- Related顕示けんじWrittenFormal word for displaying something conspicuously, as in 「自己顕示欲」; 「発揮」 focuses on ability.
- Relatedさらけ出すさらけだすNeutralLays everything bare without reserve, e.g. weaknesses or 「本音をさらけ出す」; 「発揮」 is about exercising ability or effect.
- Relatedむき出すむきだすNeutralBares something like the teeth, or figuratively shows hostility undisguised; quite different from 「発揮」.
- RelatedひけらかすCasualColloquial for showing off what you know, derogatory; 「発揮」 focuses on exercising ability.
- Antonym隠すかくすNeutralTo hide or conceal — the opposite of 「発揮」, which brings things out into the open.
- Antonym抑えるおさえるNeutralTo restrain or hold in check — the opposite of 「発揮」, which is about giving ability full play.
Use 「発揮」 for putting ability, strength or effect into action, as in 「実力を発揮する」 and 「効果を発揮する」. To show an attitude, say 「示す」; to express feelings, 「表す」; to show off, 「見せびらかす」; when a flaw comes to light, 「露呈」. 「見せる」 is the broadest word for letting something be seen, while others have specific senses, such as presenting a state (「呈する」) or laying everything bare (「さらけ出す」).
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