示威|じいjii[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbdemonstration; show of force
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 示威する(じいする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 示威します(じいします) |
| Negative (nai) | 示威しない(じいしない) |
| polite (masen) | 示威しません(じいしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 示威せず・示威せぬ(じいせず・じいせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 示威した(じいした) |
| polite (mashita) | 示威しました(じいしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 示威しなかった(じいしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 示威しませんでした(じいしませんでした) |
| Te form | 示威して(じいして) |
| Potential | 示威できる(じいできる) |
| Passive | 示威される(じいされる) |
| Causative | 示威させる(じいさせる) |
| Causative passive | 示威させられる(じいさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 示威すれば(じいすれば) |
| tara | 示威したら(じいしたら) |
| Volitional | 示威しよう(じいしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 示威しましょう(じいしましょう) |
| Imperative | 示威しろ(じいしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymデモNeutralLoanword for a protest demonstration; the most common choice in everyday speech, and also used for product demos.
- SynonymデモンストレーションWrittenWritten loanword covering protests and demonstrations; fuller and more formal than 「デモ」, and also used for product demos or presentations.
- Synonym示威運動じいうんどうFormalFormal term for a demonstration movement; stresses collective action to show a group's claims or strength.
- Related行進こうしんNeutralMarching in formation; stresses orderly movement and can be either a protest march or a ceremonial parade.
- RelatedデモるCasualSlangy colloquial verb coined from 「デモ」; rare, and only about marching in the streets. 「示威」 is more written in tone and broadly means displaying force.
- Antonym恭順きょうじゅんFormalFormal antonym: reverent submission and obedience, the opposite of the show of force in 「示威」.
Use 「示威」 for showing force to others, often as 「示威行為」 or 「示威運動」. Everyday street protests are 「デモ」; 「デモンストレーション」 is its fuller written form, 「デモる」 a slangy verb. 「行進」 is just marching in formation; 「恭順」 is its opposite: submission.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


