Japanese symbol for “citing”
提示
ていじ
Romaji: teiji
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents)
In Japanese, citing is 提示, read ていじ (teiji).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents)
- n, vs, vt presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 提供 | ていきょう teikyou | offer; tender; providing |
| 提案 | ていあん teian | proposal; proposition; suggestion |
| 提出 | ていしゅつ teishutsu | presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence) |
| 前提 | ぜんてい zentei | condition; assumption; prerequisite |
| 提携 | ていけい teikei | cooperation; tie-up; joint business |
| 提起 | ていき teiki | raising (a question); posing (a problem); bringing up (an issue) |
| 展示 | てんじ tenji | exhibition; display |
| 指示 | しじ shiji | indication; denotation; designation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “citing”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.