JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 徴: "indications, sign, omen"
The kanji 徴 means "indications, sign, omen, symptom, collect, seek". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read チョウ, チ in on'yomi and しるし in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チョウチ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
しるし
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | indications, sign, omen, symptom, collect, seek |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 850 of 2,501 |
Common words with 徴
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 特徴feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity
- 象徴symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
- 特徴的distinctive; characteristic
- 徴収collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
- 象徴的symbolic; symbolical
- 徴兵conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
- 徴税tax collection; taxation
- 徴sign; indication; symptom · call; summons
- 徴発requisition; commandeering · conscription
- 徴用drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering
- 徴sign; indication; omen
- 徴集levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment
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