Memory phrase for the Kanji: 標
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Meaning
| sign, signpost, mark, symbol
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Pronunciation |
HYŌ
shirushi |
Explanation |
Left: tree 木, right: vote 票 (In the west 西 you show 示 at a vote.) [ 標木 = ひょうぼく = marking pole] |
Mnemonic
| The tree 木 in the west 覀 shows 示 as a signpost.
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Radicals
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木
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tree | |
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票
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vote, ballot | |
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西
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west | The upper stroke 一 can be seen as horizon. Below a variante of sun 日 and two legs 儿, which here stand for a downward motion: Belos the horizon sinks the sun (at sunset) in the west. |
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礻
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to show, altar | The radical shimesu is a simplification of show 示, which is a pictogram of an altar. |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 標し |
しるし |
Sign, signal |
| 標準 |
ひょうじゅん |
standard, level |
| 座標 |
ざひょう |
coordinate(s) |
| 標本 |
ひょうほん |
example, specimen |
| 標語 |
ひょうご |
motto, slogan, catchword |
| 標識 |
ひょうしき |
sign, mark |
| 目標 |
もくひょう |
mark, objective, target |
| 道路標識 |
どうろひょうしき |
road sign, signpost |
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