見せつける・見せ付ける|みせつけるmisetsukeru[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Which spelling to use
見せつける見せつける is the more common of the two written forms. It uses a mixed kanji-and-kana spelling.
見せ付ける見せ付ける is less common than 見せつける, but it is the form beginners are advised to use by default. It also uses a mixed kanji-and-kana spelling.
Definitions
  1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
    やつらに実力じつりょくの差さを見せ付みせつけてやった。↗
    I showed them the difference of ability.
Conjugation
Dictionary form見せつける(みせつける)
Polite (masu)見せつけます(みせつけます)
Negative (nai)見せつけない(みせつけない)
polite (masen)見せつけません(みせつけません)
classical zu / nu見せつけず・見せつけぬ(みせつけず・みせつけぬ)
Past (ta)見せつけた(みせつけた)
polite (mashita)見せつけました(みせつけました)
Past negative (nakatta)見せつけなかった(みせつけなかった)
polite (masen deshita)見せつけませんでした(みせつけませんでした)
Te form見せつけて(みせつけて)
Potential見せつけられる(みせつけられる)
Passive見せつけられる(みせつけられる)
Causative見せつけさせる(みせつけさせる)
Causative passive見せつけさせられる(みせつけさせられる)
Conditional (ba)見せつければ(みせつければ)
tara見せつけたら(みせつけたら)
Volitional見せつけよう(みせつけよう)
polite (mashou)見せつけましょう(みせつけましょう)
Imperative見せつけろ(みせつけろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym見せびらかすみせびらかすCasualColloquial. Shows things off proudly to others; unlike 「見せつける」, it lacks the nuance of deliberately provoking the viewer.
  • Synonym誇示こじWrittenWritten/formal prose. To flaunt power, strength, wealth and the like, as in 「力を誇示する」.
  • SynonymひけらかすCasualColloquial and derogatory. For showing off knowledge, talent, wealth and the like, as in 「知識をひけらかす」.
  • Antonym隠すかくすNeutralAntonym. To hide something so others cannot see it — the opposite of deliberately displaying it to someone.
  • Antonym秘めるひめるWrittenWritten/formal prose. To keep one's feelings hidden inside and not reveal them — the opposite of flaunting.

Use 「見せつける」 when you deliberately show something to someone to provoke a reaction, as in 「仲の良さを見せつける」. To show off possessions, say 「見せびらかす」; to show off knowledge or talent, say 「ひけらかす」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 見みせびらかす。これ見みよがしと見みせる。
Kanji in this word
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