15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N1

signpost, seal, mark, stamp, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, target

Kun'yomi
  • しるべ
    guidance
  • mark ②symbol ③badge ④evidence
On'yomi
  • ヒョ
    mark ②plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court ③nameplate
Nanori
  • しべ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ヒョウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

signpost, seal, mark
ヒョウ しるべ しるし (4th, N1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
ballot, label, ticket
ヒョウ (4th, N1)
variant of radical 146
show, indicate, point out
ジ しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

specimen ②(classic) example ③sample
grave marker ②writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
standard ②average
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References

Unicode hex code 6A19
JIS X 0208 1-41-24
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2359
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2852
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1064
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1347
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 730
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 976
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1608
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1734
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 776
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2298
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 858
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 15442
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 571
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 923
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 945
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 704
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 642
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 599
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 628
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1200
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1114
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1622
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a11.8
Four corner code 4199.1
De Roo Code 1841