Japanese symbol for “exhibiting”

出品

しゅっぴん

Romaji: shuppin

exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale

In Japanese, exhibiting is 出品, read しゅっぴん (shuppin).

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Meanings

n, vi, vs exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting

Kanji and stroke order

出

exit, leave, go out

on: シュツ、スイ
kun: で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す

5 strokes · JLPT 4

品

goods, refinement, dignity

on: ヒン、ホン
kun: しな

9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “exhibiting”

Word	Reading	Meaning
公開	こうかい koukai	opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting
出店	しゅってん shutten	setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
出演	しゅつえん shutsuen	appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
出す	だす dasu	to take out; to get out
出る	でる deru	to leave; to exit; to go out
出来る	できる dekiru	to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
出身	しゅっしん shusshin	one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
演出	えんしゅつ enshutsu	direction (of a play, film, etc.); production
作品	さくひん sakuhin	work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production
商品	しょうひん shouhin	commodity; article of commerce; goods

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