呈する

• Reading: ていする
• Romaji: teisuru
• Kanji breakdown: 呈 (tei) — to present, to exhibit; する — to do (suru verb marker)
• Pronunciation: /te.i.sɯ.ɾɯ/

Meaning

To present; to show; to display; to exhibit a quality or state. The standard modern suru-verb form for formal exhibition.

A Group 3 (suru) verb of Sino-Japanese origin. 呈する is the standard modern form of 呈す and is used in formal writing to describe exhibiting a state (様相を呈する — to take on a particular aspect), raising an objection (異議を呈する), or formally offering something. More widely encountered than 呈す in contemporary usage.

Examples

1. 事態は混乱の様相を呈するようになった。 The situation began to take on an appearance of chaos.
2. 学会では複数の研究者が反論を呈した。 At the conference, several researchers presented counterarguments.
3. 選手は試合中に異常な症状を呈したため、即時退場となった。 The athlete exhibited abnormal symptoms during the match and was immediately removed from play.

Usage Guide

Context: academic writing, journalism, medicine

Tone: formal

Origin & History

Sino-Japanese suru compound from 呈 (tei, Chinese chéng). The する form makes it a fully productive verb in modern Japanese. Its systematised use expanded during the Meiji period alongside other Sino-Japanese suru compounds.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: Adults

Social background: Educated