14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

indications, sign, omen, symptom, collect, seek, refer to, question

Kun'yomi
  • sign
On'yomi
  • チョ
    sign ②call ③requisition
  • fourth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

チョウ 99.2%
しるし 0.8%

Character Breakdown

indications, sign, omen
チョウ しるし チ (7th, N1)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

(abstract) symbol
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.)
requisition ②conscription
conscription ordinance ②Conscription Ordinance (1873-1927)
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References

Unicode hex code 5FB4
JIS X 0208 1-36-7
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1634
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1768
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 683
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 841
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 485
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 622
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 887
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 952
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1026
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2265
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1384
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10238P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1596
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1420
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1509
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1285
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1702
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1148
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 636
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 896
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3i11.2
Four corner code 2824.0
De Roo Code 2066